POSTCARD FROM A GREEK FERRY

(With a beautiful three-year-old)

Pretty Aphrodite speaks;

'Kalispera' says she.

Enchanted,

I return the greeting,

our gazes meeting.

She chatters on

this three-year-old

Alas! the rest is Greek to me!

Chocolate-brown eyes

convey her meaning

sincerely - but unclearly

she stands awaiting my reply,

a question in her eye.

Oh, my! oh, my!

I shrug and smile.

although I’ve heard -

it seems absurd;

I cannot understand a word!