Wedding Vow

Today begins a union blessed By heaven’s gentle hands, And as my feelings do suggest Its strength eternal stands. Into your eyes, my lover sweet I’ll stare with great regard, For mine do burn with ardent heat Behind them once so scarred. But turmoil’s charring disappeared Upon the sight of you, And moments forth I have revered The passion since imbued. Beneath this arch of Springtime buds And Winter’s ivory lace, My body’s true emotion floods With visions of your face. Into your softened hands I’ll place A golden ring of truth, And signaling His vestal grace I’ll kiss your tender youth. Yet when your countenance does gray With wrinkled shades of time, My lover’s blush shall not astray I’ll think you more sublime. And when I fall to final sleeping You may learn to trust, That our love I am safely keeping Risen from my dust. For you, my love, are truly mine Forever from this day, And together we combine Life’s beautiful bouquet. So as a blooming flower shines In May when it’s anew, To you, my dearest love divine, I proudly say, “I do.”