Daisy Tatum and Jim Dandy Krebs
Were joined,
The paper said,
In Holly Wedlock…
A species most nurserymen
Never heard of…
But guessed was a relative
Of Venus Fly Trap,
With a vicious grip
Of sinewy vines and prickly leaves,
Making marriage too painful
To break free from.
Next day the paper issued
A correction…
Daisy and Jim Dandy, it said,
Were joined in holy wedlock.
The next week
The paper reported…
Not wanting to make the same mistake…
That Holy Wedlock
And Steve Hitchins
Were joined as one.