Love was in the air this Valentine’s week when Roots Freeway (presented by Niall Toner) gave Irish listeners the chance to win the perfect gift for that special person in their life. All listeners had to do is compose a verse or ditty stating why that special person, either need, or deserve the Epiphone Roy Orbison 'Pretty Woman' 12 String Acoustic.





The closing date for entries was Wednesday 17th February and the winner was announced on Roots Freeway on Saturday 20th February.


See below to read the winning and runner up poems. MERCY!!


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Epiphone Valentine's Guitar Competition

Winner

My wife, just like an Epiphone, a classic work of art,
When we met so long ago she stole away my heart,
And like so many great guitars on which  sweet songs are sung, 
She’s highly polished, nicely curved, and beautifully strung.





But the tuning pitch where she’s concerned means so much more to me, 
She’s well described by those six notes, E B G D A and E,
She’s most Endearing , Beautiful, and Generous  to me,
Devoted, just Adorable and Ever-loved by family.





So now I’ve told you how I feel I hope she has a chance,
For supporting me throughout these years with loving and romance,
And though I may be heading towards the Autumn of my life,
She’s still my Pretty Woman, my ever loving wife.






John O’Neill, Clonsilla, Dublin.



Runner up

Menage à Trois

He loves her. And he’ll never leave her, No matter how old she grows.



How tenderly he treats her!



Masterfully, he takes hold of her, And, with all his loving skills, brings forth: Wild, uncontrolled crying, Happy, unabandoned weeping, Playful giggling, Seductive, throaty whispers, Passionate groaning, Mad, romantic dancing. Sighs of completion.



And, as he plays her, He fondles the strings of my heart, Vibrating the very core of me, Plunging suddenly, unannounced, into the very centre of my being, Exposing the raw nerve ends of my emotions! And then. Gently soothing the depths of my soul.



Oh yes. He loves her! And he would never leave her. Nor would I ever want him to. For, Without her, Our loving could not be complete



Julie



Runner Up

DAVE

You have a heart that's open You have a heart that's kind You have a heart that cares and shares With all you chance upon And since you lost your job last year And you still in your prime You still put all the family first Be they yours or mine



You had a Gra for music And loved to pluck guitar But gradually through all the stress The pick was left alone



Now a new year has arrived And you've found your strings again I know that with an Epiphone The magic would return NO one more deserves it Than my amazing noble swain



Anne Buckley CO Wicklow