Southampton, new home

It has been a month now since a streetcar named desire dropped me off in Southampton. In the city of the Queen of the Ocean I had started a new chapter of my life. So far it has been an experience all inclusive with tears, laughter, love, embarrassment, anticipation, fear, and wonder... and... so on and so forth. I’ve never felt as by my myself and as independent as here. I flew out of parental nest and now free as a bird I at last learn how to cope with hardships of life by myself alone.

I couldn’t have chosen a better place. Here, embraced by the history of this city, I walk down the streets where the very feet of Captain Smith walked, I peep into the front yards of houses, thinking that this might have probably been a house where one of the crew lived their lives until they boarded the ship for their final journey. Here my maritime heart found its new home. 

Southampton

The Southampton sea, so deep and blue,

Glistening with silvery vessels,

My romance that might become true

Is sweeter than all of the desserts.

Here the wisdom of books is embraced

By the long arms of funnels and cranes,

And its purity hidden in a dusty maze

Here my feet wander through roads and lanes.

In the broken home of the Queen of the Ocean,

Captain Smith’s footprints tangle with mine

I’m overwhelmed by the ancient emotion

Joy and euphoria ahead of the time.