The girl from Valeene rode sidesaddle
With style and with grace
In a black riding habit
And a smile on her face.
She rode like the wind
On a jet black mare
Wearing a Princess Eugenie hat
On her jet-black hair.
Two lads walking
To Sunday Youth Meeting
Heard her coming
And waved her a greeting.
As she came abreast
She reined her horse to a walk
The young men were friendly
And eager to talk.
One lad was a stranger,
The other, a friend.
She smiled down at the stranger
And gave him her hand.
The attraction, immediate
And obvious to all.
The friend introduced them:
Addie Riley…Will Hall.
Love at first sight,
Simple as that.
She was happy she’d worn
The Princess Eugenie hat.
Margaret Hall Simpson
March 2, 2004
You make writing poetry look easy, Aunt Mar, but we all know it isn’t. Beautifully written, my dearest one.
Jean