The Proposal

The sun was shining brightly As we drove around his land And showing me his kingdom First, before he asked my hand We stopped for cake and coffee It was almost half past two And that tall man was shaking When he told me I love you He gently bent to kiss me His lips began shaking fast I thought this was the moment That he would ask me at last We climbed inside his Audi Driving slowly to his farm I thought this was the moment When he gently touched my arm But no, he was just helping Me kindly into the house We both walk in together Was he playing cat and mouse At six o’clock he brought me Out to watch him milk the cows And sitting on the stone fence I watched as he fed the sows I never thought he’d ask me As I sat perched on my thrown Then came, will you marry me And his farm became my home I know that’s not romantic In this land of poetry But standing in the manure Was better than bended knee Written by Brenda Meier-Hans 09.23.2014 Contest: Will you Marry Me Judy Konos 1st