On the Royal Yacht Britannia
Champagne, tea, with milk-shake
In a vintage bottle
Every day is somebody’s birthday
However long you choose to wait
However soon you say congratulations
Strolling deck to deck
Looking in on a life, lived
So so very differently
Last used for a pre-wedding
Reception, last registered
In the Cayman Islands
A youth chews gum
Listening to the audio instructions
As the last of the tour disembarks
Once more on terra-firma
Once more on dry land
On our way to the gift shop
A bus to Princes Street
A short stroll to All-Bar-One
For our reunion with such a fine place
