Our Story

It was one o'clock in the morning at Printer's Alley in Nashville, Tennessee. We had worked up an appetite after all the drinking and dancing we did at the local honkytonks. So naturally, we stopped for some hot dogs – “street meat” as we like to call it. When we finally finished eating and wiped the mustard from our fingertips, we looked up and found a sign that read “Custom Poems.” This sign was sitting atop a table, in front of a Smith Corona typewriter. Behind the typewriter was a man with wispy brown hair, a handlebar mustache, wearing suspenders and bright red pants. His name was Elderberry Young.

We struck up a conversation with him and asked what kind of poems he writes for people. He said he writes about whatever they want: love, loss, friendship, dogs, etc. With twinkles in our eyes and curiosity in our hearts, we asked him to write one about us. We gave him the whole spiel about us being newly engaged and getting married in 2024. Before crafting our custom poem, he pulled each of us aside to cross-examine us about our relationship. How did you meet? What is your favorite quality about him/her? When did you know he/she was the one?

It's difficult to put into words how much you love someone. Or to recount a love story so grand. You fear you won't do it justice. But this poem comes pretty darn close! This is Our Story as written by Elderberry Young.