We discovered
the tents leaked
in Nakskov
and Dalya said
she was going
to write to the company
when she got
back home
not all
of them leaked
and so we paired up
a few of us
to avoid using
the leaky ones
but I’m not sharing
with the Yank *****
Dalya said
I’ve had enough
of her since Hamburg
you could share
with me
I said
but I don’t think
it would go
down well
with the others
let's leave it
for now
she said
let's see the place
have a drink and such
so we walked
and had a good view
of the place
then had a drink
and a bite to eat
in some café
and as we sat there
I watched her
light up a smoke
and lit one
of my own
and she said
I suppose
I could share
with Yorkshire girl
despite her
constant yak
if she's agreeable
I shared
with the Aussie guy
who smelt
of beer
and Lifebuoy soap
who told
pathetic jokes
and talked
of the Yorkshire girl
and how he'd
like to
give her one
but I just read
my Russian book
not bothering
to give
an interested look.
Nov 16, 2014
Nov 16, 2014 at 2:56 AM UTC
We discovered
the tents leaked
in Nakskov
and Dalya said
she was going
to write to the company
when she got
back home
not all
of them leaked
and so we paired up
a few of us
to avoid using
the leaky ones
but I’m not sharing
with the Yank *****
Dalya said
I’ve had enough
of her since Hamburg
you could share
with me
I said
but I don’t think
it would go
down well
with the others
let's leave it
for now
she said
let's see the place
have a drink and such
so we walked
and had a good view
of the place
then had a drink
and a bite to eat
in some café
and as we sat there
I watched her
light up a smoke
and lit one
of my own
and she said
I suppose
I could share
with Yorkshire girl
despite her
constant yak
if she's agreeable
I shared
with the Aussie guy
who smelt
of beer
and Lifebuoy soap
who told
pathetic jokes
and talked
of the Yorkshire girl
and how he'd
like to
give her one
but I just read
my Russian book
not bothering
to give
an interested look.
ON A TOUR OF EUROPE IN 1973
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