Valentine
Not a red rose or a satin heart.
I give you an onion.
It is a moon wrapped in brown paper.
It promises light
like the careful undressing of love.
Here.
It will blind you with tears
like a lover.
It will make your reflection
a wobbling photo of grief.
I am trying to be truthful.
Not a cute card or a kissogram.
I give you an onion.
Its fierce kiss will stay on your lips,
possessive and faithful
as we are,
for as long as we are.
Take it.
Its platinum loops shrink to a wedding-ring,
if you like.
Lethal.
Its scent will cling to your fingers,
cling to your knife.
by Carol Ann Duffy
Wedding Toast
St.
John tells how, at Cana's wedding feast,
The water-pots poured wine in such amount
That by his sober count
There were a hundred gallons at the least.
It made no earthly sense, unless to show
How whatsoever love elects to bless
Brims to a sweet excess
That can without depletion overflow.
Which is to say that what love sees is true;
That this world's fullness is not made but found.
Life hungers to abound
And pour its plenty out for such as you.
Now, if your loves will lend an ear to mine,
I toast you both, good son and dear new daughter.
May you not lack for water,
And may that water smack of Cana's wine.
by Richard Wilbur
I Shall Not Burn
I have done with love and lust,
I reck not for gold or fame;
I await familiar dust
These frail fingers to reclaim:
Not for me the tiger flame.
Not for me the furnace glow,
Rage of fire and ashen doom;
To sweet earth my bones bestow
Where above a lowly tomb
January roses bloom.
Fools and fools and fools are you
Who your dears to fires confide;
Give to Mother Earth her due:
Flesh may waste but bone will bide,--
Let loved ones lie side by side.
Let God's Acre ever dream;
Shed your tears and blossoms bring;
On age-burnished bone will gleam
Crucifix and wedding ring:
Graves are for sweet comforting.
Curst be those who my remains
Hurl to horror of the flames!
by Robert William Service
Wedded Bliss
The deed has been done.
Our new life has begun.
Single life won't be missed.
I'm filled with wedded bliss.
A wondrous new beginning.
Inside my heart is singing.
I'm never looking back.
You've made my soul relax.
Each new day we grow together.
Everyday has sunny weather.
I've never known love as pure as this.
I feel drunk and full of wedded bliss.
With you, I have no reason to doubt.
You make me whole, inside and out.
Facing the future, together we stand.
Walking life's roads, hand in hand.
To My Husband
You've always been there for me
Right from the start.
Everything you do
Comes straight from the heart.
When I think of you
My heart fills with love.
And this feeling my dear
Is what life is made of.
You've given me passion, love,
And total bliss.
And all it took
Was just one kiss.
I knew from the moment
I first lay eyes on you
That a life without you in it
Would just never do.
I am honored that you chose me
To be your wedded wife,
And by your side I'll stay
For the rest of my life.
I Love You
A Hollow Feather As An Exclamation Point
I am flying
I am screaming over the world with a light heart
Eternity just seems inadequate tonight
Just lying here so unaware of everything
This is so much more than nothing
These stars came out just for us
I can't think of anything other than you here with me
We Walked In Oak Cliff
We walked in oak cliff
Down a street, Rosemount I believe
a house, a dream
we released this home
It breathes,now
underneath
plastic, siding
we conceive
a life, a child
That’s her room
she could play
My studio
With windows
build
a entry way
windows
the kind that stick
and resist Your fist on the frame
But life exists
In wood floors
A scratch, on buffet
what stories they tell
what treasures in age
My Wedding Day
When I meet you
Will you make us two
I promise always to be true
Ever faithful, through and through
Walk hand in hand when troubles anew
Down wrong paths, your goals to pursue
The bond we have, will always accrue
Aisle parade for our wedded debut
Baby You My Heart
Baby you the key to my heart
The love to my soul
I hear your voice every were i go
When i close my eye i see you in my vision
My intuition setting like stint version
I know my mind never play tricks on me
That how i know you the one for me
I swear i feel it, Honestly
I dont know if you have a thing for me
Dang I speak blasphemy
I know i anit the man you lookinh for
But i you give a chance
Ill be the man you always dream of
The Key To the Heart
It's something meant to cherish,
And is guarded, Oh, so well.
The contents one will find inside
Reflect this foreign cell.
On its door contains a lock
Made entirely of solid gold.
Only one is able to open it
And find treasures unforetold.
Some hold tightly to its value
And they keep it close to heart,
While others may give it freely
Right off from the very start.
The thought to hold onto to
Guide you through each day,
Is to wait for that treasure
Of equal value, to exchange
On one's wedding day.
In Private Space
The things
little things
I can adore
keep me wanting
to
reach a shore
of you,
a ending place
beginning door
through
a key hole
climb
see you traced
in life
in private space
Beauty (A.G.)
Sitting alone in the sand dreaming
The wind blowing, the waves crashing, it's all so beautiful
But despite all of this, my mind is fixed on you
Your eyes blue like the clear summer sky
Your smile even prettier than all the sunsets combined
This nature on the beach is nothing compared to you
Love Like Ours
Like a feather
We are twined togther
Like a kite
We will take a long flight
And see a beautiful sight
Like a bird
We will glide through the skies
And there will be no lies
To disguise our eyes
And fly from above and below
We will bestow our love forevermore
LIke the sea
There will be no ending and no beginning
To the current that moves us
Through the troubled waters
To the waves that smoothes and soothes us
Through the end of our days
LIke I saw you from the beginning
My love for you will not have an ending