Romance in rhyme

I joined an internet agency
For dating people just like me
Who are single and looking for
A friend to chat to, maybe more

I scanned the profiles, one by one
And wrote to some, but just for fun
Instead of prose every time
I contacted them by way of rhyme

Some wrote back, thanking me
For contacting them so thoughtfully
But one reply made my heart climb
Her note to me was all in rhyme

So now I'm hoisted by my own petard
This is getting really hard
Now I have to respond in kind
It will really stretch my mind.

Back and forth the missives went
Some new words I did invent
To ask her all about herself
And why such a beauty was on the shelf

I must admit, it's really fun
To find someone who can stun
Me, with their intellectuality
Such a challenge, it works for me

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