In chains or out of them depends
on where you just now stand.
A friend in need certainly lends
when asked a helping hand.
A single step over this chain
and you cross private ground
where probably you don’t remain
when legal doors are found.
In that case you are free to choose.
But show respect for chains.
He who doesn’t can fast lose
the freedom that he gains.
Salt and water wreak corrosion
of every surface they can reach,
but they don’t cause a big explosion,
they sneak some colour in or bleach.
Not repentant of aggression
saltwater spray with wind is blown.
The caring sailors’ one obsession
is to fight it to the bone.
Every day they scrub their decks
with fresh water from a hose
not leaving any little specks.
And this effort clearly shows.
Not only does a loving hand caress
the skin which relishes the feelin’.
It can create from food not just a mess
but eye catchers that really reel in.
What pleases eyes is said to please the gut,
though only in the pudding lies the proof.
You pick it up and eat it, but …
with certain meals you better keep aloof.
As pretty as some bait does lure you
some self-restraint will patently prove wise.
And every host will evidently sure do
what head-chefs all around advise.
* Pflichtfeld
