Without You
To Alysoun on her 50th birthday on ‘Mission Performance’. South China Sea 2014
Without you
Gerald's beard has turned into grey,
Roser has taken to bed to blog all day,
And Chris's videos will no longer play
Without you.
Without you
Mona's tattoos have lost their style,
Doug has dropped his calm, thoughtful smile,
While Ralph was lost in the laz for a while
Without you.
Without you
Steve is addicted to smoking strong tea,
Maren has shrunk to five foot three
And Greg has ordered further chick peas
Without you.
Without you
Jonathan has lost the will to steer,
Vince's giggles have turned into tears
And Lindsay's announcements are no longer clear
Without you.
Without you
Mario has run out of Austrian treats,
Martin is bingeing on the Cornflakes he eats
And Gordon refuses to perform bowsprit feats
Without you.
Without you
Edward is struggling to find a rhyme,
Vicki's Priscilla is only broadcast in mime
And Heidi won't get us London in time,
Without you.
But with you she will!
With thanks to the late Liverpool poet, Adrien Henri for the refrain and concept of the poem. ‘Heidi’ was the nickname for our yacht, ‘Switzerland’.
