Marseilles 1970 Poem by Terry Collett

Marseilles was good
Miriam and Benny
got off the coach
with others
and walked about
for a while
had coffee
and a bite to eat
at some cafe
and saw the sights
hand in hand.

I could live here
Miriam said
if I had a job
and you were here
with me.

No can do
I have a job
back home
to go back to
but it is a place
I guess you could
enjoy living in
Benny said.

Near the sea
and fishing boats
and fish everyday
she said.

And what
about nights?
he said
we could walk along
by the port and stand
and watch the moon
sitting on the sea.

And have sex
in some place
where we had a view
of the sea
she said.

The others were
walking back
to the coach
so they walked back too.

Marseilles had
been good
Benny mused
with a splendid view.