A Bride for Mr. Fenster
Three sisters
single in their 40s
gather 'round the fire
on a night of thunder
to figure out which sister
should marry Mr. Fenster,
a widower in his 90s now.
He proposed last week to
all three of them and said
he would marry one
and provide a nice home
for the other two.
Mr. Fenster owns a farm
down the road a mile or so.
Worth a lot of money
he buried a wife a year ago.
He’s mourned enough, he says,
and wants to marry a nice lady
who will make him happy.
Mabel and Maude say Millie
should be the bride.
After all, she’s the youngest
of the three, can cook and clean
and is young enough
and strong enough to lift
Mr. Fenster on and off.
Millie says no way.
Donal Mahoney
