April 2006
This piece of doggerel describes some of the good times and happiness at an important family event in April 2006. It was a holiday in Kalbarrri, at the mouth of the Murchison river in Western Australia, to celebrate the wedding of Megan, one of my nieces, and Steve Noa. They lived at the time in Melbourne but have since ‘defaulted’ to the Perth hills where they are bringing up their two delightful and accomplished daughters.
- When Moggs met Steve, and Steve met Moggs
- They thought that they would marry
- They could go down to Melbourne town
- But their friends were in Kalbarri.
- They hired a bus with little fuss
- Steve’s driving all did charm;
- But the Melbourne crew were overdue –
- Alert but not alarmed.
- This meant the lunch at Geraldton
- Became a trifle late:
- Not twenty-three at half past two
- But three at ten to eight!
- Lady played some major Rolls
- For Moggs (her owner’s daughter);
- But at Dongara she showed her age
- And damaged her hind quarter.
- The bus was stopped, the tyres were changed
- She soon felt wheely better;
- With all at sea Greg – patiently –
- Made Geraldton to get her.
- We put to sea in an easterly breeze
- To do a spot of fishing;
- Megan’s catch: a lifelong match
- To ward off constant wishing.
- The men toiled hard, the women starred
- And Kirsten caught a few fish;
- The gender save was made by Dave
- Who caught a lovely dhufish.
- The cricket game was sadly off
- It rained in little splashes;
- Too bad then for the Aussie lot –
- The Poms retained the Gashes.
- In Albany in years gone by
- They did a little whaling;
- To see Moggs hitched, two thousand six
- Saw several guests abseiling.
- Viv went up and Dave went up
- And Alpha tried to top ’em;
- She reached the face, came down with grace
- And landed on her bottom.
- Moggs and Steve I do believe
- Don’t need a rope to bind ’em;
- A ring will do for these fine two
- And in Melbourne you can find ’em.
- Finlay’s was the scene one night
- Of a feast of food and song
- Dan and Chris sang up a storm;
- Then Megan came along:
- She crooned to Steve her favourite tune
- (We feel her music still):
- “Love me tender, love me true
- And I always will”.
- Prue came by to see Steve off
- Was pleased to travel northward;
- She hopes they both will be like her
- And put their best foot forward.
- All their friends turned out in force
- As witnesses and aiders;
- But the only Force that worried Dan
- Were those against Crusaders.
- You’d have got good odds from Centrebet
- On The Force not standing tall.
- Who’d have thought it! What a contest!
- Twenty-three points all
- Some stayed at Lola Rosa’s place
- The breakfasts there are heaven;
- For all of us a busy time
- Just once we slept ’til seven.
- So here’s to Moggs and here’s to Steve
- For a loving, healthy marriage.
- For rhyming’s sake let’s re-gazette
- And call the town ‘Kalbarriage’.
