Love Poem: IF AT FIRST
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Written by: Bryn Strudwick

IF AT FIRST

Five times I asked Jenny
If we ought to wed.
Five times she rejected me,
Said she’d rather be dead.
A little harsh I reckoned

And so I propositioned Dawn.
She answered no as well.
As did Anne and Madelaine
And Millie, Sue and Nell.
Life as a bachelor beckoned

But finally you said yes
And ended all those fears.
So today we are celebrating
The passing of fifty years.
I have savoured every second