Frederick And Geraldine (Part 14) Poem by Marieta Maglas

(Chiara and Geraldine were on the deck. Chiara started to talk with Geraldine.)


''I need to understand my life when I look back and see
That happiness is my reason to push some things far away.
This ship is like a small Eden balancing on the sea.
When I lose hope, I hope that it will come back another day.''



''God is above all and when the waters are quite blue,
He sends the sun to shine at the end of every storm.
I'm far from home, but there was nothing in my life I wouldn't do.''
The crests had a glassy aspect and some clouds started to form.



In the Ottoman Empire, Athens was a run-down village.
The Ottoman landlord made the free Greek peasant serfdom.
To live near the Acropolis, he lost the privilege.
In Piraeus, the wind was like a harp blown at random.



Miguel was walking on deck wanting Pedro to meet
To propose him to go to visit the Acropolis,
Then, to eat fresh fish and to exercise their dancing feet.
He thought that the ship looked like a sailing necropolis.



The Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens
Was amazing, although the flourish in Athens became,
During the Ottoman Empire, something that should never happen.
But, in terms of philosophy, it didn't lose its fame.



Carla was bathing in her cabin and asked the maid to bring
A pot of boiling water from the kitchen because
The water cooled down. When she exited, the door started to ding.
Maybe the maid was in haste or it was a hidden cause.




Passing by, Miguel saw Carla exiting the bathroom.
When he saw her silhouette through the diaphanous air
Against the flames' glow, something magical happened to him.
He looked at her, and then, he sensed the true depths of his despair.




He admired her neck and the outline of her body
And the flawless perfection of her skin; he went away,
When he heard the maid's steps; Carla's breasts were pure and soggy,
And she moved her arms and her legs as she did ballet.





(After a while, he returned to walk around. After she had finished her bath, Carla opened the window to allow the fresh air to enter the room. Carla saw Miguel standing on the deck. He turned to her and said, ‘’Hello! ’’)




Carla asked him, ''Is this evening a future starry night or not? ''
''So starry-eyed, my love for you is nothing but a shine.
And, in my dreams, you come to love me much more than a lot.
I close my eyes to feel your love and you're almost divine.''



(Carla told him that she did not know this poem. He said that this poem was just composed by him. Then, he invited her to come together with Pedro to visit the Acropolis.)



Carla, after exiting the Periclean Parthenon,
Tripped on the Karrha limestone step and almost fell when Miguel
Helped her up while embracing her, ''It's a phenomenon.''
He put his ear over her heart, '' I hear a fast tinkling bell.''



Behind them, Bella and Pedro were talking about physique.
She said that she couldn't get pregnant, so they traveled to
India, a treatment through yoga and herbs to seek.
''Miguel suffers! '' 'It's important to make your own dreams come true.''


(To be continued...)

Poem by Marieta Maglas