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