Sue says:
“I wanted to create a poem to mark the anniversary of a special couple so I rummaged in the cupboard for the teatowel which listed anniversaries and the traditional gift that was associated with each one. That first poem was written for a five year anniversary and the traditional gift was listed as wood so I wrote a poem called ON YOUR FIFTH ANNIVERSARY WOOD SYMBOLISES STRENGTH AND STABILITY. The next year I wrote a poem for them with the title ON YOUR SIXTH ANNIVERSARY SUGAR SYMBOLISES THE SWEETNESS OF MEETING ONE ANOTHER even though sugar was the modern gift rather than the traditional iron. After all I have to go with the muse, and the muse was giving me the sugar vibes!
When one of my nephews got married it gave me the perfect opportunity to start at the very beginning and write for them. I had lovely feedback on the Paper Anniversary poem I sent, and likewise when I composed the Cotton poem the following year. In the meantime I had also been commissioned to write a 35th anniversary poem.”
The anniversary poems 1-40 as well as Sapphire, Gold, Emerald, and Diamond, are now available as digital downloads. Once purchased the poems can be printed out and sent as a gift, made into an anniversary card or sent electronically. All Sue asks is they are not resold.
