Notes About The Poem

Today, I learned the colorful expression "marrying the ropemaker's daughter", thankfully not based on firsthand experience. 

Wedding Day

For years, without caution, I sought her,
and at last, it looks like I caught her.  
I'd like to wear my tie loose
('specially as it's a noose)
when I wed the ropemaker's daughter.

In an hour, a raven passed me by,
and said, "how I admire your new tie",
and "in hard times like these,
don't think 'twist in the breeze',
rather, 'Today, I learn how to fly'".
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Etgen-Baker Avatar
September 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
humorous and witty, David!
Crandall Avatar
September 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Thanks, Sara, I thought it was a funny phrase.
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