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
May 8, 2017
May 8, 2017 at 4:08 PM UTC
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
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