Crosswords

My wife did crossword puzzles, which she bought by the book.
I thought they were a waste of time but now and then would look
and help out with a word or two, which sometimes was quite fun,
then I started going over the old ones that she’d done.
Some of the clues were difficult, with odd words so confusing,
they really were a challenge, some strange words they were using.
Starting off to help a bit, on puzzles she had started,
I sometimes filled in most of them, as soon as she departed.
Somehow, she didn’t want this help - although all done for her,
she went and bought a book for me, said this she would prefer.
Rather slow to start with, as just a raw beginner,
it soon became a lot of fun - her idea was a winner!
Now we have our own books, though still help out each other,
they can be very challenging, those puzzles ’neath the cover.
We keep on adding new words to our vocabulary,
though foreign ones are not much use, I rather leave them be.
But now, if she can’t find me, she knows just where to look -
eleven down and nine across, in my crossword puzzle book!
© Pete Stratford 22.4.10