Marriage Note Poems

a tender note at twilight.
two sugar plums in love.
wind chimes play a leitmotif,
as the candle flame softly sways.

hands touch, lips whisper
of happily-ever-afters,
whilst talking of adventure,
of...

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There's a song in my heart 
because you gave it the melody....

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I love you
and I thought 
you and I should be together

as one
as husband and wife

I love you 
and I thought we
could start oar's
together

will you honor...

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Darling,

It felt mundane,
Our dressing up,
Then driving off
As evening glowed
Its salmon hues

Yet, once the maître d’ had edged
Your chair into our table’s skirt,

I felt as thrilled
To...

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You chose seventeenth day
Out of other teens
A princess 24 hours ago
You have turned a Queen

Invincible is your beauty
Revealed to a lucky man
He has located the...

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As love grows older,
we learn to bend-not to break,
our hearts mature but
when an argument flares up
silence and a cocktail helps.



For Rick Parise's contest, 'One Tanka...

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The aunites gossip back home
About how you've grown
Out of your white cotton frocks
And into red silk saris

They talk about how you're ripe for marriage
About how...

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