During that war, Rudy Plapert(sp?) was a captain,

He did captain a submarine in the North Atlantic,

And the story goes, as I was yet to be born,

He did through his periscope see a place he felt he could be reborn…

He told his exec that after the war, whichever way it went,

He wanted to settle down and open a hotel on its shore,

For the war to be over quickly he was hell-bent,

It lasted too long anyway, years many over four…

At that time the German U-boaters would land & buy food,

Before America did enter the war, before they and Germany had a feud,

They would walk the length of the beach enjoying their mid war break,

Picking up a chicken or some eggs or if lucky finding some steak…

So the war did finally end, and Rudy DID build a hotel,

Called it the Dolphin and it still exists today,

He survived the second wars hell,

And became a hotelier in Sea Isle City,

No longer with us is Rudy, but his hotel still stands,

With great views of his first love the ocean & then the bay…

© ed ~~`1/14/09