Laura

Laura was a beauty of renown,
the best looking girl in town,
at eighteen she was presented
at the debutante's ball
where she met a young, stunningly
handsome man who had it all,
he seemed to her a shining light,
the love of her life,
and they eloped that very same night,
the marriage lasted a week and a day
when he jumped out the window
because they found out he was gay,
it was the greatest scandal in town
and for a few weeks she wore a black gown
but then she married a rich older chap
and for years she lived in luxury's lap,
she gave birth to a little boy,
to her, a bundle of love and joy,
after her second husband passed away,
she wore black for a year and a day,
then she married a multi-millionaire
and they lived in luxury without care
but before she passed away,
she urged her boy, Sunny:
"Don't marry for love,
just for the money!"

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz