Next up I welcome back Jan with her poem prompted by the subject of ‘Love at first sight’. Thank you once again to Jan for her entry and for sharing her work with us.
Jan Strickland says:
FIRST LOVE
I met him on a coach trip, the year was 61
I was just turned 16 and out to have some fun
We travelled across Europe with a week in Italy
At the end of which, I just knew, he was going to marry me
As the holiday ended we went our separate way
He was off to uni and me to school each day
We wrote to one another, as people do, I’m sure
But in my heart I wasn’t convinced I’d see him any more
Six years of nursing in London to earn an honest bob
He asked me up to stay in Largs if I could get a job
He had finished university and was living on the coast
And I’d had luck; a hospital had offered me a post
It was only two months later that we became engaged
My family in England were really quite amazed
You, a Minister’s wife, you must be having a laugh
But 44 years later I still love my other half
(c) Jan Strickland
It’s like a fairy tale come true – and so beautifully rendered.
A Minister’s wife – Hmmmm – nice twist there 🙂