Tuesday, November 9, 2010

(38) April 2, 2010: China Mae Paisley

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
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