TABLE 48 ON THE 2001 NEW YEAR’S CRUISE
ABOARD THE ZENITH

We are nearing the end of a delightful cruise.
Enjoying dinner partners we did not choose.

Even if we tried, we could select none finer.
Let’s announce the name of each elegant diner:

Edythe, Hermine, and my wife, Bonnie, here;
Durward, Herbert, Joe and twice an empty chair.

Five-course dinners for ten days - 50 courses to date.
There’s been lots of food consumed here, at Table 48.

To renew fond memories, let’s keep in touch, once parted.
Around Christmas, perhaps, to sustain friendships started.