Mediterranean Meditations-18 Poem by Gunturk Ustun

1

Car ferries
Have been promoted
To train ferries

2

According to the Mediterranean
I still write very little about it
Yet on other topics
It insists that I always write far too much

3

Rarely in a classic movie
An elegant ocean liner voyaging
Between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic
Finds itself sharing the lead role in a matter of minutes
Despite the presence of so many beautiful actresses

4

I'm not making fun
Of the maritime world
Every port should have
Its own flag
Distinct from that
Of the country to which it belongs

5

Even the various sea vessels
Large and small that bear your name
Eventually reach the end
Of their service life
And then they are dismantled
But for you, there is no such tragic end
Not as long as our planet exists

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