Sandra Haight Poet Blank verse

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Wedding June 21, 1958 

 

 

Prince William and Sandra

60th Wedding Anniversary, June 21, 2018

The Fairy Tale Wedding of Prince William and Sandra

The Fairy Tale Wedding of Prince William and Sandra


     Married life ahead
          Future wonders and unknowns
                To forever share

Enchanting was the view of bride and groom,
  with bridesmaids, lovely in their pastel gowns
of varied colors, maid of honor, too;
   ring bearer, flower girl, each six years old,
best man, four ushers in the wedding group.
   So special were Marines in fine dress blues,
who stood and made a saber-arch for them
   as they descended steps of their old church...
Newburgh, New York, in Nineteen-Fifty Eight.
 
Their wedding celebration was a feast
   for family and many friends who came.
Good food and music made a happy time,
   as they all danced and shared the joyous day.
They cut the cake with a Marine Corps sword,
   a cake, three layers, each on pillars graced
with pretty swans and cherubs placed around...
   then gently fed each other one small piece,
and came together with a sweetened kiss.
  
That evening, they began their journey 'home',
   nine-hundred miles away to the Corps base,
to start a brand new life...husband and wife.
   At only age eighteen, how brave she was
to leave her family and friends behind.
   But love provides a courage unforeseen
with needs to be beside the one you love...
   June, Nineteen Fifty-Eight...and still today...
wed sixty years, this June, Twenty-Eighteen.


Sandra M. Haight

~1st Place~
Contest: Fairy Tale Wedding ~ Revised
Sponsor: Alexis Y
Judged: 10/08/2018

~2nd Place~
Contest: My Wedding Was Special Because...
Sponsor: Olive Eloisa Guillermo
Judged: 07/31/2016

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Eve Roper October 13, 2018 at 9:01 PM Congratulations on your win, Sandra.Fantastic photos and poem. :) Sandra Haight October 15, 2018 at 6:41 PM Thank you, Eve! Seems like so long ago! I appreciate your congrats and uplifting comment. Hugs, Sandra

Alexis Y. October 8, 2018 at 5:52 PM Hi Sandra, I have had a feeling this was your true story. You had your very "own" fairy tale. Thanks for sharing your story and entering it in my contest. And they lived happily ever after. Congratulations on your 1st place win in my contest. PS, I apologise that it took me so long to judge the contest:-) Alexis Sandra Haight October 15, 2018 at 6:40 PM Thanks for the great contest, Alexis, and for my nice placement. Much appreciated! Hugs, Sandra

Marion Mwangi March 9, 2016 at 5:38 AM june, nineteen fifty-eight and still today. that is truly true love. i love your poem i can see that special day in my mind with friends and family good food and all. good luck contest. Sandra Haight March 9, 2016 at 11:35 AM Thank you so much for stopping by, Marion, with your lovely comments and good luck wishes for the contest. Much appreciated! Sandra