Boats coming to George Town are encouraged to leave boat cards or sign a guest book at Chat n Chill. Karen of Popeye used the names of those vessels to construct this little ditty. There were a couple names that few could even pronounce, much less fit into a story.
Glory Days of George Town
Barefoot and with a Brave Heart he ran Against the Wind to seek his
Sol Mate.
“Carpe Diem!” he shouted with his eyes on the Horizon knowing he
had a Kindred Spirit out there somewhere. Would it be Audrey Anne?
Perhaps Margaret Lee? Or Sam-antha the Skull? Secretly, he hoped it
would be Fast Betty. She sounds like a real Spitfire.
With a Silent Faith he Reset his sails trying not to Tilt too much
and hoping he was Knot Lost. As the days went by he tried a Pagan
Chant hoping to find his Heart’s Desire. At night he’d sip
Bristol Crème thinking it was the Cat Sass. Those were Driftin’
Days for this romantic Voyageur.
Final Lee one day with the help of some Local Knowledge he met a Bon
Ange – a good angel. She was a fantastic Country Dancer. It was
his Dream to Catcher. They met at Rockin’ Ron’s when she rode up
on her Borrowed Horse, her Silver Heels flashing in the Fire Light.
“Well, Hello Texas!” he greeted her. “What If we try some
Slow Dancing?”
“Why you old Sea Dog!” she cried. “That sounds like a real
Good Idea.”
They danced until Tequila Sunrise then he served her a fruit salad
with Pineapple, Mango, Tangelo, Cantaloupe and Papaya.
“It’s Just Dessert from yesterday,” he apologized.
“Oh, but it’s Delicia!” she exclaimed.
Calling on his Courage he told her he had one plan: to Live Free or
Die.
“I have no Plan B,” he admitted.
“We’re Two of a Kind!” she cried. “Let’s Runaway at High
Noon right after I get back from the Five and Dime where I can make a
Good Trade – my horse for propane.
Ten Years After they are still in Bliss but Knot Tied. He still has
his Charisma and she Ain’t Miss B. Haven too much. They remember
the Glory Days of George Town as Kind of Magic and she’s still
Raven about his fruit salad.
March 2014
Karen
m/v Popeye II
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