Constance La France Poet Narrative

In Love

 
I went to my cousin's wedding, she married an Italian.
The wedding was in a huge church with a thousand stairs,
or so it seemed. Anyways, while in the church, it rained,
it was not just rain but a torrential downpour . . . 
Okay, so try to get down a thousand steps without tripping,
wearing high heels in the rain . . .

She had wanted an outdoor wedding. "No problem," said Dad.
Canopy tents covered the backyard of a nice catered affair.
The garage was the bar, tables set so elegant.  It was nice,
except for the storm, that refused to go away, in fact got worse.

I will never forget the bride and groom at the head table,
trying to smile while holding an umbrella . . . 
But, guess what, I don't think it mattered because,
they were in love . . . 

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August 29, 2012

Poetry/Narrative/In Love
Copyright Protected, ID 08- 417-049-29
All Rights Reserved, 2012, Constance La France


Written for the Standard contest, My Cousin's Wedding
Sponsored by Joann Grisette, Judged 09/30/2012

Third Place
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Francine Roberts October 3, 2012 at 12:53 AM my best friends wedding the same thing happened, and she beamed through the rain for the photos anyway, many congrats on your win Constance

Poet Destroyer A October 2, 2012 at 2:33 PM Constance, Congratulations with your fantastic entry for Joann's "My Cousin's Wedding" cheers~ xox~ PD

Carol Sunshine Brown October 1, 2012 at 7:33 AM What a super win for you. Congratulations Constance. Love, Carol

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl September 30, 2012 at 11:33 AM Congratulations on your win Constance , nice one xx

Jack Horne August 30, 2012 at 2:52 PM Awww, what a lovely write - a winner for sure here - and congrats on all your wins, of course : )

Francine Roberts August 29, 2012 at 6:41 PM same thing happened at my best friends wedding, but her radiant smile was more noticable than the downpour, best of luck in the contest with this charming piece Constance

Russell Sivey August 29, 2012 at 2:17 PM This is a perfect example of a stupendous narrative write my friend! I really enjoyed the way you have written this poem, it read like a story, but in a poetic sense! Quite the wondrous piece Constance, Great Work!!