-
Notifications
You must be signed in to change notification settings - Fork 14
/
bridesmaid-poem.html
110 lines (89 loc) · 5.73 KB
/
bridesmaid-poem.html
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
---
layout: default
title: The Bridesmaids poem · Barry & Gillian
desc: Bridesmaids Lisa & Vic delivered a beautiful in the speeches
slug: poem
sitemap:
priority: 1.0
changefreq: 'monthly'
lastmod: 2017-02-10T12:49:30+00:00
---
<!-- hero intro -->
<div class="hero-flex-wrap">
<div>
<div class="wrapper">
<div class="hero animated fadeInUp">
<span class="hero__txt hero__txt--lrg">The Bridesmaids Poem</span>
<span class="hero__txt hero__txt--sm">Penned & performed beautifully by Lisa & Vic!</span>
</div>
<span class="link-leader">
<a href="#poem">Read</a> ↓
</span>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</section> <!-- div opened in header.html -->
<!-- poem -->
<div class="wrapper" id="poem">
<section>
<div class="row">
<div class="column" style="text-align:center">
<p>When asked to say a few words at your best friend’s wedding,<br>
You have to watch what you say for it’s on thin ice you could be treading.<br>
But one thing we did know is that it had to rhyme,<br>
For Gillian has written us so many verses in her time.</p>
<p>So let’s start at the beginning – April 1988,<br>
Along came Gillian Irvine just 13 days late.<br>
Winner of the bonny baby contest for the cutest kid in town<br>
A Saintfield girl with little blonde curls – she was the <i>Star of the County Down.</i></p>
<p>When Gillian & I were little we were never far apart,<br>
At primary school & Girls’ Brigade or talking about boys in the park.<br>
Then there was Sunday School, Duke of Ed & working in the pub,<br>
Or just sitting in Shirley’s drinking tea & eating all her grub.</p>
<p>The last few years we’ve had to travel further for the same,<br>
Often involving buses, taxis, trains & even planes.<br>
Thankfully now we’ve seen the light & both moved back to Belfast,<br>
So Prosecco Fridays can be a regular thing at last.</p>
<p>It didn’t seem to matter that I was late to join the scene<br>
Starting my first job in the bar Gillian took me under her wing<br>
Working with her here was a laugh but it’s not where our friendship grew<br>
That only really happened when she joined the Down High crew.</p>
<p>Being in different years was a pain & so was being apart daily until noon<br>
So we spent our days thinking of ways to sneak her into my common room.<br>
& although I met Gillian late on in my teens I feel like I’ve known her forever<br>
She’s my ‘go to’ for advice, she’ll say what she thinks & damn it she’s actually quite clever!</p>
<p>She tried out being a waitress but, to be honest, she wasn’t great,<br>
Oh yes, she had the charisma, but she could only ever carry one plate.<br>
Those little hands were made for more delicate work it would seem,<br>
Which is why London City bankers are walking around with teeth agleam.</p>
<p>Aside from teeth, Gillian would be prone to a spot of cleaning,<br>
In fact, Barry’s probably learned that there’s no point in intervening.<br>
For when Gillian gets her marigolds on & decides to do a clear out,<br>
You’re better off heading to the garden, & en route, getting a beer out.</p>
<p>These days, our nights out are relatively tame<br>
But back in our teens it was a rather different game<br>
Primed with White Zinfandel we’d head to the Odyssey<br>
Where we’d tear up the dance floor to Snoop D-O-double G</p>
<p>One thing that hasn’t changed is that before we go to bed<br>
We kick off our dancing shoes & curl up with Father Ted<br>
A mug of tea & a slice of toast go well with egg in a cup<br>
& what do you know, we’re away to bed & we’re half way sobered up.</p>
<p>Sunday school excursions used to be an annual event,<br>
Mars bar sandwiches on the way to Portrush, then off to Barry’s we went.<br>
You see, she always did have a thing for Barrys, but back then we never knew,<br>
That she would fall for a big ginger Armagh boy & end up saying ‘I do’.</p>
<p>Which brings us on to Mr McGee, who we both quite literally look up to,<br>
He’s handsome, charming, intelligent & even quite funny, if you’ve had a few.<br>
Joking aside, it’s a thumbs up from us, we think you’re one in a million,<br>
And, most importantly, you’re perfect for our wee Gillian.</p>
<p>So thank you both for giving us this honour at your wedding,<br>
Hopefully we haven’t brought up anything you were dreading.<br>
Instead we’ve tried to illustrate just how many good times we’ve had,<br>
& look forward to all those ahead, when you’ll hopefully be ‘Mum & Dad!’</p>
<p>So to finish off we ask you all to stand & raise a toast...<br>
To Gillian & Barry, the couple we love the most!</p>
<p>😍</p>
</div>
</div>
</section>
</div>