NAKSKOV AND DALYA.

ON A TOUR OF EUROPE WITH A GIRL IN 1974.

We discovered
the tents leaked
in Nakskov
and Dalya said

she was going
to write to the company
when she got
back home

not all
of them leaked
and so we paired up
a few of us

to avoid using
the leaky ones
but I’m not sharing
with the Yank b***h

Dalya said
I’ve had enough
of her since Hamburg
you could share

with me
I said
but I don’t think
it would go

down well
with the others
let's leave it
for now

she said
let's see the place
have a drink and such
so we walked

and had a good view
of the place
then had a drink
and a bite to eat

in some café
and as we sat there
I watched her
light up a smoke

and lit one
of my own
and she said
I suppose

I could share
with Yorkshire girl
despite her
constant yak

if she's agreeable
I shared
with the Aussie guy
who smelt

of beer
and Lifebuoy soap
who told
pathetic jokes

and talked
of the Yorkshire girl
and how he'd
like to

give her one
but I just read
my Russian book
not bothering

to give
an interested look.