Paul Goldberg’s most recent poem to appear here was The queen turns thirteen (August 2012).
The hyphenated marriage
(for all newly hyphenated marriages)
By Paul Goldberg
Agatha Walker Cardoon Delight married Thomas T. Fredrick Zigler tonight.
Who could imagine what their name would be? Would it start with an A and end with a Z?
Who would they be and how would they be called became the discussion of the night.
Agatha Zigler seemed alright but woe to Cardoon and Delight.
So Agatha Walker Cardoon Delight and Thomas T. Fredrick Zigler, contrite, decided a last
name of Smith
was alright.
Who could imagine what their name would be? Would it start with an A and end with a Z?
Who would they be and how would they be called became the discussion of the night.
Agatha Zigler seemed alright but woe to Cardoon and Delight.
So Agatha Walker Cardoon Delight and Thomas T. Fredrick Zigler, contrite, decided a last
name of Smith
was alright.
delightful, from a-z.