Long Marriage ceremony Poems

Inspired By Connie Marcum Wong's Poem "Dreams Of India"


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Dreams of India

Her music haunts me
in such a knowing way
it makes me weep
and causes my heart to ache.

I become homesick for her
scents, her sounds, her food,
her enchanting dance
which spawns dreams
of her romance.

I know in my...

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Be like arundathi-vashista;
          Single soul adhering two bodies;
  An ideal couple, epitome of the marriage life;
   Travel together in the troubles and strifes;
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When fate decides to bring you love,
Your old ways may need a little shove.
Open your eyes and welcome the truth,
That someone you searched for in youth.
The smile, quick wit just closed the deal,
There’s no denying...

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Angie’s blind eyes wander aimlessly in their sockets, 
one white as the belly of a snake, the other a pointless blue.
She has one dress she wears every day, and a cane that is
without tip and...

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Awake! Awake! Awake!
Oh hear Oh Israel!
Oh hear Oh Chosen people of the Lord!
Your promised Messiah has already come.
Your victorious Messiah is coming back again.
We do not know the day nor the hour of his
soon appearing.
in...

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I look for emotions from you when you are a fighting sky. The sparks look first golden like your heart and then silvern like your silence. I use them in my cup of poetry.
I seek...

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She trembled in anticipation

Dressed in white the perfect bride

She was surrounded by people

Who nodded and who smiled,

They were all apart of creating this ceremony,

Even though she did not want this,

Even though she was under age,

The...

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Loving family members gather around the
bed of a dying soul, awaiting transformation
 
Fiftieth wedding anniversary, twists and turns
A marriage ceremony in a quaint town
A college degree conferred upon the star athlete
Homecoming queen
Cheerleading team
Marching band
Dark or...

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Mother

My Mom is a mother, grandmother, preacher,

That was married to my dad, a mother of four daughters, three sons, and lost one daughter

Who loves God's earth creation, freedom to do as she wishes, loves to...

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Such a Pretty Site to See

The thing about you that most I miss
Is the thrill I feel from your sweet kiss
All of the sensations I am overcome by
Warmth of bodies when together we lie.

On your...

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Shoot me to death with pearls
or cut my throat with a diamond;
because I’m yours to have but not to hold.

But if I tell him I love him, 
then I’m at his mercy.

I just want to...

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