A new day was beginning
Almost at the time
The previous one was ending
We enjoyed a wonderful fish dinner
Along with a lot of wine and cognac
We sang songs, many songs to
The strumming of a guitar
We were loud and off key
But had a blast as we worked
Through every song we could
Get our hands on, including
Kenny Rogers, “The Gambler”
Which we all liked and felt we
Had performed a pretty good
Rendition. The bottles kept
Emptying and the voices got
Louder. The tambourine was
Jingling and someone tapped
On an old African Drum. We
Wore on into the next day
Which is this day and finally
Someone suggested that we
Call it a day. Someone called
Out, “Just one more song”,
So we sang one more and
Then another and another
And finally ignored the last
Request for just one more
It was time to go. We didn’t
Exactly stagger out, but it
Was close and only two fell
No one was injured seriously
A good night that will
Long be remembered
Stanski
November 2, 2022, ^
Steve Haarman 