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Maggie May of Barcelona

Entranced I was by Maggie May
Educating me the Mediterranean way
How many before me I cannot say
Belonging to her this late September day

Her gracefulness beyond beguiling
Beneath Barcelona sun I’m smiling
Careening forward with water slicing
Billowing spinnaker provides the icing

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We went sailing off the coast of Barcelona aboard the Maggie May in late September 2021.

I asked the captain how the sailboat got the name Maggie May. He replied, “the song of course.”

Maggie May was released in 1971 on the album Every Picture Tells a Story

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Linked to dVerse Poets Pub — Closing in on the end of 2021 — Quadrille Night, where Lillian is hosting and asked us to pen a quadrille using the word careen.

Quadrille: A poetic form introduced at dVerse Poets Pub circa 2011. The rules for Quadrille: not including the title, a poem of exactly 44 words using the prompt word or its variant.

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22 thoughts on “Maggie May of Barcelona”

  4. Glenn Buttkus

    I hoped Maggie was analogy not literal, but your poem was fun. I don’t remember that form. Very creative to squeeze the prompt into a form. By the way, I do enjoy your participation over at my photography FB site.

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    1. Ron Rowland

      I was trying to make it sound like Maggie was a lover, but with a twist at the end, getting people to say “oh, he’s talking about a boat – not a woman” Not sure if I had enough runway in 44 words to accomplish that. And I enjoy your photog site.

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    1. Ron Rowland

      …and that is why there is not a picture of me. My “wind in the hair” photos leave a lot to be desired.

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    1. Ron Rowland

      Rhyming is not a choice for me — it comes naturally. I have to work hard to create a non-rhyming free-verse poem, and even then, one or two will sneak in.

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