The 1st is PAPER,
on which you can write
The 2nd is COTTON, all crisp and white,
The 3rd is LEATHER, a bag or some
gloves,
The 4th is BOOKS, Lady Chatterley's
loves!
The 5th is WOOD, a box full of dreams,
The 6th is IRON, metal not steam
The 7th is WOOL, soft and warm
The 8th is BRONZE, metal in an elegant
form
The 9th is COPPER, and 10th
is TIN,
If you have got this far you are bound to win.
The 11th is STEEL,
so shiny and bright
The 12th is SILK, so soft and so
light,
The 13th is LACE, maybe a cloth
for a tray,
The 14th is IVORY, leave it for
Jumbo,
Its better that way!
(Years 11 - 15 were kindly contributed by
Polly & Mike Kelly)
The 15th is CRYSTAL,
cut glass at its best,
The 20th CHINA, cups, plates and the
rest,
The 25th is SILVER - really swell
The 30th is PEARL - from an oyster's
shell
The 35th is CORAL, from under the sea
The 40th is RUBY, as red as red
can be
The 45th is SAPPHIRE - precious and
blue
The 50th is GOLDEN - Congratulations to
you!
The 55th is EMERALD - so green and so
pure,
The 60th DIAMOND - an achievement for
sure.
The 65th BLUE SAPPHIRE and 70th
PLATINUM
The last two which are reached by some
The 75th is DIAMOND AND GOLD
The 80th OAK **
Or something suitable for the very old!
(but
probably not matching oak coffins as suggested by Jake Kydd)
** David Burton
kindly sent in this additon.
A wonderful footnote
to this -
"Today
(6-23-2008) in the Netherlands, a couple is celebrating their OAK
wedding anniversary (80 years). The groom is 103, his wife (of French
origin) is 102. It's the very first OAK wedding anniversary in my
country."
F
Hoogendoorn
I have just been
advised Anne Gozney that her local paper states the 75th to be
"Radium" - this does not seem very appropriate and goodness
knows what gifts would be applicable!
My doubts may have been justified as
I have just been contacted by Iain Pearson
who advises -
You have been advised that
the 75th anniversary is Radium (the radioactive isotope) Its' more
likely to be Rhodium a precious metal used in jewellery and
electronics and traded similarly to Gold and Silver, except where gold
is worth around £330 an ounce Rhodium is worth £2500 an ounce!
