Right now we have a charter cruise - which means it was booked by particular group of guests - I have experienced several charter cruises before, of course, I particularly remember Russian and Chinese, both of them being very chaotic as language barrier might have been too much for a handful of exhausted translators. Well, this one is about "A Prairie Home Companion" which is a famous radio program - did I somehow invite this by listening BBC4 so faithfully for the past month? - and my first impression is of a happy surprise since these guests are really charming & excited to be here, not to mention they brought their own musicians with them so for the time being I am not tortured with usual whiny repertoire of same old lounge veterans ("Besame mucho" in thousand and one version) but in fact I am treated with most eclectic choices from one corner to another (Folk music, ragtime, classical, Broadway and so on) - best of all, there are some books around, written by certain Garrison Keillor who seems to have been masterminded this radio program for decades. Well, since I am passionate book lover and can't have a book around without checking what it is, I took a peek at his poetry collection called "O, what a luxury" and immediately laughed out loud - right in the middle of the shop - took it to my cabin to read some more and voilà after I spend some time giggling and being absolutely thrilled with his witty poetry, I decided that I might as well actually buy the darn book instead of just admiring it from the shop window - it obviously delights me & makes me happy, so here you go, this is one of his witty little masterpieces, I just love this man.
The Plumber
When the ice comes and the snow and it's 48 below
And the temperature starts to fall
And they hear the moan and whine of that frozen water line
Than the plumber is the man who saves them all.
He is not sleek and slim and they may look down on him
But the plumber is the man who saves them all.
When the toilet will not flush and the odor makes you blush
And you cannot use the sink or shower stall,
Than your learning and your art slowly starts to fall apart
But the plumber is the man who saves it all.
They can take their sins to Jesus but when their water freezes
Than the plumber is the man who saves them all.
In the innocence of youth, beauty, justice, truth,
Seems to be what life is all about
But when the facts are faced, you realize life is based
On water coming in and going out.
It is fine to love Chopin, but when it hits the fan
The plumber is the man who saves them all.
Garrison Keillor
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