CHINA MAE PAISLEY
This is the story of China Mae Paisley who
traded her flute for a bottle of rum.
Went to the harbor to meet a young sailor but
sadly discovered his ship hadn't come.
Sat by the ocean remembering music and
watching the sunset through eyes filled with tears.
Back on the mountain that guarded the harbor
she cried every night for eleven long years.
Loving him ever and only she stayed on her
mountain and honored his memory alone.
Finally determined to sail from the harbor she
gathered her courage to face the unknown.
Found her young sailor asleep on the pier for an
old drunken beggar is what he'd become.
This is the story of China Mae Paisley who
left him her love in a bottle of rum.
D. Edgar Lamp
www.TheDailyPoem.org #38
Rhyming Couplets
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
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