(Inspired by a Road Scholar tour in Turkey)
The end of our trip is near
It has been a feast for the eyes
And now for every one of you
I’ve written a wee surprise
We started this trip in Ankara
Twas cold, the snow was bright
Beautiful, just as the trip would be
For us Turkish neophytes
The participants all were wonderful
No problems, frowns or gripin’
But please bear with me one moment
As I pause here to describe ‘em
Claire with a smile, she loves to laugh
John and Marilyn watchers of birds
Jim and Ruth, Canadians
And Sandra has a way with words
Janet from San Clemente
Bill and Linda’s, social science roles
Kathy warm and caring
Marge and Wray with hiking poles
Sarah’s a Spanish teacher
There’s the Wyoming lawyer, Chris
Tom rode the rails to get to us
And Mike’s the geologist
This comprises our Road Scholar group
For all the world to see
Oops, I almost forgot Indira
Who has to put up with me
In traveling through Cappadocia
We saw storks part black, part white
And way up high atop a hill
Stones marked the Hittite site
We saw pottery made by craftsmen
Numerous purchases on the spot
The weather too unpredictable
So balloon rides no one got
Mike spoke of volcanic eruptions
And the process continues still
But still intact is the Flintstone shack
High on Bedrock hill
The underground city of Ozkanok
Was stunning in scope and depth
We won’t forget the Dervishes
With those very circular steps
In Konya, the tomb of Rumi
Antalya, a splendid stop
Perge, the ancient city
Then Claire took a break with a cough
The best preserved Roman theatre
Is in Aspendos, we’re agreein’
Next, the collection of artifacts
In Antalya’s Archeological Museum
I think everyone would agree with me
Every meal on the trip was a winner
Topped by the Akra Brut Hotel’s
Mile long buffet dinner
Pamukkale’s amazing hot springs
Beckoned to us lucky stiffs
We removed our shoes and socks and walked
Upon her snow-like cliffs
We saw so many amazing sites
Surrounding us everywhere
But none of them made us happier than
Being rejoined by Claire
We continued our trip through ruins
That Turkey keeps clean and tidy
Aphrodisias, yet another set
Honoring Aphrodite
Continuing to Kusadasi
We stopped at an ancient village
Where the temple there of Artemis
Most sadly had been pillaged
At the Nakkas carpet-making place
We saw how rugs get knotted
And as for the spiel of the salespeople
Many of us bought it
The Ephesus site next on our list
For tourists, it’s a must
But somehow amongst the chaos there
Shenol kept track of us
And speaking of Shenol,
I can’t finish without describing
The wonderful work he did for us
And Metin’s incredible driving
Our trip is nearing its final stop
What a way to spend two weeks
Collectively we’re as excited as
Shenol seeing Meryl Streep
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