Ilene Bauer Poet Rhyme

World Cruise

A fat brochure arrived today:
Come book a world-wide cruise
For 2021; Come on!
What have you got to lose?

You get two choices, based on length – 
One hundred sixty-one
Or just one hundred forty days
Of sailing in the sun.

The cheapest stateroom’s fifty-three,
That’s thousands; for a pair,
Just double that. The better rooms
Accelerate from there.

The owner’s suite, for two,
Adds up to (gasp!) three-forty thou.
Does such a number sound obscene?
The answer is, “And how!”

To visit ports around the globe,
There’s so much you can see,
But reading the brochure, I thought,
“Why was this sent to me?”

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Maurice Rigoler January 23, 2019 at 12:00 PM Some airlines offer first-class tickets (one way) well over ten thousand! I'll take economy any time. Love the humor in this poem, Ilene. / M

Carolyn Devonshire January 23, 2019 at 7:57 AM Ilene, we must be on the same mailing list for these cruises. While cruising for months sounds wonderful, how do we survive after spending our life savings? I've come to realize you will always provide a witty view on a variety of topics. It's a pleasure to read poems like this. Twice I paid $3,000 for three-day charter fishing cruises and just last night I was dreaming about a Mediterranean cruise. Let me know if you find a bargain. Are your bags packed yet? Hugs, Carolyn