A Recent Wedding Poem

It is this joining of hearts

that will intertwine the spirit

of your passions and beliefs;

It is this joining of minds

that will create the emotional balance

needed for a happy future as your

pathways unite and move forward;

It is this joining of hands

into which you have poured your love

and by which that love will be held forever;

It is this joining of souls

that will store and cherish your intimacies

and from which you may draw guidance

as the trinities inside you both evolve;

It is this soon-to-be-experienced ceremony
that will weld family to family and allow

you to experience the strength from that joining;

It is this festive evening,

Bobby and Heather,

the night before you wed,

that all the hearts, minds, hands, and souls

in this room tonight,

do solemnly join as well
our combined love and support as the

bridge of your everlasting marriage.

July 20, 2012