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Bermuda.


We visited this Atlantic island
In April two-thousand and fifteen
And toured the twenty-one square miles
Of landscape that is beautifully serene

On the nine-hundred and forty-four miles
Sailing from Miami were four 'Baseball Greats'
Ed Kranepool, Jack Billingham, Amos Otis and Stan Bahnsen
Who's Major League fame made them everyone's mates

Pink sand beaches and verdant golf courses
Make this British Territory a vacation paradise
Average year-round temperatures of seventy-six degrees
And the warmth of its people is no surprise

Bermudians have the nickname 'Onions'
Because the islanders farmed that vegetable  
Renowned for its sweet taste they were exported
All over the world becoming a popular staple

This island of sixty-five thousand residents
That maintains a way of living at a slow pace
A one car per family policy and no rentals
Is host to twenty-seventeen's 'Auld Mug' Yacht Race

The oldest trophy in international sport
Was won by Emirates Team New Zealand
Twenty-six year old helmsman Peter Burling
Brought the third win for his country on this island.

[July 31st 2016 edited June 26th 2017]

Ed Kranepool 18 years New York Mets & holder of 6 records
Jack Billingham Cincinnati's Big Red Machine Ace
Amos Otis Kansas City All-Star centerfielder
Stan Bahnsen Former New York Yankies Rookie of the year, he won 21 games with the White Sox & hosted the baseball quiz onboard the 'Divina'.

[MSC 'Divina' s inaugural cruise to Bermuda April 14th 2015]
This poem is in my book Polyanthum available on Amazon.com







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