May 2017
left her standing at the altar
though 'twas not his fault
his ship was to arrive the day before
but a U-boat sunk it off Iceland
prompting louts to make
light of his dark fate
saying he failed to make it to this chapel,
because he got cold feet
Londonderry Port, Ireland, 1917
though 'twas not his fault
his ship was to arrive the day before
but a U-boat sunk it off Iceland
prompting louts to make
light of his dark fate
saying he failed to make it to this chapel,
because he got cold feet
Londonderry Port, Ireland, 1917
two minute poem--two minute poem has no guidelines other than it must be written in 2 minutes or less--editing is permitted, but no words may be added after the initial 2 minutes
Written by
spysgrandson
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