Buahrangers Revetment: Poety and Stories by Vietnam Veteran, Anthony W. Pahl and friends

Pahl, Pickering and Pipicella are words all starting with “P”
They’re the surnames of Rosa’s sisters – Maria, Louisa and Fi

We used to kid Rosa that married she could not be
To anyone whose family name didn’t start with “P”

Because Darren’s name is MacIntosh, none of the Fresiello clan
were really sure about him. He wasn’t part of the plan.

Rosa, after all the ribbing, made us pause to reflect.
She declared that Macca’s alias was Darren Perfect – in fact.

So we unofficially welcomed him and finally accepted his name.
Today we make it official: Macca – Welcome to the Fresiello clan.

© Anthony W. Pahl
21 November 1992

I wrote this poem on the morning of Rosa and Darren’s wedding and read it with the telegrams at the reception.

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