Hesitater Trials
You have to feel sorry for Emma,
Who longed to keep both of her beaus
But needed to solve her dilemma,
And Guy is the guy that she chose.

Now Henry's a Knight. He made Frances
A Lady, while Guy's MBE
Did little to help Emma's chances
Of climbing society's tree.

The bells in the churchyard are tolling
For Frances, so Emma wears black.
Sir Henry will need some consoling,
And Emma may want Henry back.

Ennoblement's being considered
For Guy. Em's dilemma's still here:
Sail back to the Knight who's been widdered,
Or hope to be hitched to a peer?
 (A winning entry to Competition 70: The
 Knight Of The Wire
in Lighten Up Online)
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