— Linda Defew
A freelance writer from Livingston County who has had numerous works
A freelance writer from Livingston County who has had numerous works
published. Her column appears in The Crittenden Press periodically.
Years ago, a popular show
Said, “Personal ads are the way to go.”
She just laughed and turned off the set,
“Are you kidding? I couldn’t do that.”
One month later, sitting at home,
Feeling blue and all alone,
She picked up a pen and started to write,
She had to be honest and get the words right.
“Single, lonely, 30-something mother,
Desires to share her life with another.
Long winter evenings were meant for two,
If you feel like this, let me hear from you.”
She kept it simple, the warnings she heeded,
Be safe, be smart, no name would be needed.
She rented a post office box with a key,
She called the paper then waited to see.
Over one hundred men answered her ad,
Some were funny and some were sad.
Many sent photos and numbers to call,
“How would I ever decide from them all?”
The very first letter was from a father,
Lonely and seeking the love of another.
“I’ve never answered a personal ad,
But yours didn’t sound like the others I’d read.”
She spent the whole night reading the rest,
But the one she read first was by far the best.
In a public setting, they met the next day,
He was handsome and charming, he blew her away!
Two years later, they made wedding plans,
Then pledged their love with golden bands.
Out of one hundred letters, they could hardly believe,
The first one he answered was the first she received!
