Away on a cruise
I am not a cruising person. I find the idea quite repugnant. There is something pretentious about it – the dressing up for the Captain’s table – the pretending to be part of the elite and experiencing the five course restaurant meals. Then there is the jolly, jolly games to join in with – the deck quoits, quizzes, craft, gameshows and the evening shows and cabaret.
Not my scene at all.
But then I saw the cheap fifty five day tour to South America and looked at the ports of call; an opportunity to visit lands I would probably not ever get to, to see the wild-life and get a flavour. All for a ridiculously cheap price.
Then there was the factor of spending the whole of January and February in the warmth, under the sun, with a pool.
There was plenty of time to read and write.
It was too good an offer to refuse; two months away from the cold and mundane jobs; two months to relax and think.
So here I am – sitting in a cabin typing, writing poems and looking forward to disembarking for a look around Buenos Aires and Montevideo the day after. Rio was great and I’m looking forward to Cape Horn and the Falklands. Whales, dolphins, seals, boobies, frigate birds and flying fish pass by.
I haven’t made any new friends but I’m rubbing along and being prolific in the bargain. I have a deep tan and a good fitness level from walking round deck, cities and parks.
I’m enjoying this cruising lark.
Away on a cruise
They made me an offer I could not refuse
Away on a cruise.
An opportunity to read and write
In sunshine divine.
Enough vitamin D to lift the spirits.
To visit far off lands
In the wake of the great poets.
To breathe the air
To gaze on mountains, seas, trees, creatures and birds
My eyes have never seen.
To savour the difference,
Taste the fruits
And open the mind anew.
Nothing is more exhilarating than change,
It reawakens palates,
Opens the senses to delight
And replenishes the soul.
Refreshed
The words tumble over each other
In a desperate attempt
To etch the impossible
Into empty spaces.
But who can tell of colours?
Sounds? Tastes?
That adequately describe
The nuance of a single moment.
Siting in a café in Rio
With the sun and a beer
Unredeemed by the redeemer
But enjoying the sugar loaf of life.
23.1.2016
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