This poem was written for a class that I did at University. |
Captain Valentino, a man of brave heart
, Was called to great service in lands far apart From his lady Romancia whom he had plans to wed, And he knew this news will upset her but he said, "My darling, Romancia, my country has requested That I take care of matters in which it has invested. "What crazy and stupid notions fill your head? Do you forget it's almost time for us to wed?" 'This can wait, my dear lady until my return There's no need for my Romancia to mourn I am bound in service to honor my king. I will from far lands a red rose for you bring-. Romancia entreated him with pleas and with tears, but it seemed as if her words fell on deaf ears. Then they said their goodbyes und the ship sailed away, " May the God of the sea keep him safe," Romancia prayed. And he wrote her love letters from across the high seas And little love gifts attempting her senses to please She put under her pillow the love notes that she read, And their words filled her dreams as she slept in her bed. The ship sailed on and on to strange, distant shores. Romancia wondered if she’d see Valentino once more. Valentino decided to sail home one day, And O how Romancia was happy and gay, And she plucked a large bouquet of roses so white Which she hoped to give to her lover that night Then a freak storm arose with fierce winds and thunder That fain would rend the small ship asunder. And the stinging rain fell and eerie lightning flashed. And the waves across the ships decks crashed. And all the townspeople grew afraid and they ran To the shores to lend a helping hand. Romancia, bouquet in hands, a prayer on her lips. Ran too, fearing for Valentino as well as the ship. The ship came in sight all battered and torn The sailors all looked so ragged and worn. Cold, disheartened and hungry and lashed by the rain They boarded the lone lifeboat that remained The boat was crowded and no one else could fit No room, no space for a body to sit. Captain Valentino shouted to his men, “row ashore!” They loathed to leave him but could do no more. The townspeople hoped they’d make it across the rough waves And return Captain Valentino to save. But the waves were murderous an the little ship dashed On the rocks with a sigh and a groan she did crash. A cry and a wailing rose up from the crowd. Romancia’s, there was none other as loud. As the ship descended to the bottom of the deep The captain, her friend and her lover to keep. Then on the water she spotted something red And she remembered the words Valentino had said. And she tossed a white rose from the bouquet she had And it floated to meet the red one-O so sad. Then the waters grew calm and the roses sailed away And they sailed on and on and down to our day. And that is the story of the red and the white And how they started the first Valentines’ night!! |