Wedding Day

 Look into his eyes and take his hand.

Don't be nervous; flash a smile.

On my finger gleams a wedding band,

I've longed for this day for quite a while.

 

Don't be nervous; flash a smile.

Knees together to hold me up, everything blurs,

     including the crowd.

I've longed for this day for quite a while.

Take deep breaths in and out, a brief ceremony,

     shaky vows.

 

Don't be nervous; flash a smile.

And then it comes: you may kiss the bride.

I've longed for this day for quite a while.

Cameras record joyful tears and emotional highs.

We rush down the aisle; petals escape my peonies,

     rise and fall on the wind in a rolling pink tide.

Corks pop, glasses clink, violin strings hum,

     champagne toasts and my mother cries.

 

God blessed; our lives entwined.

Look into his eyes and take his hand.

Forever his, always mine.

On my finger gleams a wedding band.


Copyright Marie Drake 2023

Previously Published at Liberty University

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