ONE FOR ME TOO?

I’m writing this on my computer here,
Written in honor of Mary, my Dear!
 
Her left hand sparkles and her smile is serine.
You ask, “How come?”, Cause she’s got a new ring!
 
The old one she’ll save, of that I’m sure;
Now her finger won’t be green; that’ll please her!
 
When we got married, it was on a ‘shoestring’,
So we had to settle for a ‘poor man’s’ ring.
 
It wasn’t a diamond, it wasn’t a pearl.
The only good thing about it: It went on MY girl!
 
She didn’t complain, as I said she’s serene.
But I’m sure she disliked seeing her finger turn green!
 
Well, I aim to please, one thing is sure:
My main goal in life is to try to please her.
 
So, we saved us some money, we thought that a wise thing.
And today we went shopping to get Mary’s new ring!
 
But she wasn’t happy, for just ONE of the team,
That’s why I’m excited; I’ll have a new ring!
 
She saw it on display..the mate to her ring.
She looked at me hopefully with eyes that just sing!
 
We didn’t have enough to buy BOTH rings today.....
Yup!  You guessed it.....mines on ‘Lay-A-Way’!
 
If you’re waiting to hear more of this fun,
You can forget it!  This poem’s all done!
 
 
                       Mary, I Love You!
                           9-22-84

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