ON THE OCCASION OF YOUR WEDDING
People will tell you it is natural to pair off. People say this despite the Pope, in his backseat built for one. People say this despite the cuttlefish, with three hearts of his own and no room for more. People say this despite the majestic imbalance of bee hives; despite the komodo dragon, fertilizing each egg herself. People are bluffing. There is nothing natural about your pan caked in his grease, or the way you tuck used Kleenex in the crevice of his recliner. No one ever lovingly stitched His or Hers on a clog of drain hair. In the natural world we each have our own cave, a nice cave, tin cans strung between us, a lake big enough for fishing, swimming, the radial distance of being perfect and perfectly alone. But here’s to saying Screw it and I do. They make duct tape for situations like this. They make peanut butter. They make knowing when to sing along to music you do not like. They make knowing when to leave the room. They make tiny, superstrong magnets that will pin you to a refrigerator door just long enough for a kiss. I wish you all of these things, these things you will need — and earlier, as I tied the immaculate bow on what I gave you instead, I thought You fools. You lucky, lucky fools. ~Sandra Beasley Marriage Glow
Your wedding day is just the start Of a lifetime full of love and fun. It just begins as you take your vows, When the two of you are joined as one; We wish for you sweet happiness; Through the years, may your love grow, To warm you both from day to day, In your marriage’s satisfying glow. By Joanna Fuchs Sonnets: XVII
“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride; so I love you because I know no other way than this: where I does not exist, nor you, so close that your hand on my chest is my hand, so close that your eyes close as I fall asleep.” By Pablo Neruda TO Have and to Hold From This Day Forward For Better or For Worse For Richer or Poorer In Sickness and in Health To Love and to Cherish As Long As We Both Shall Live |
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