Post by jeannerené on Jun 19, 2008 9:24:35 GMT -8
Poem I've written for my niece's wedding in June.
The Wedding Kiss
Yesterday
We began with
a smile, turn of the head
a wink of the eye,
a sorrow,
a trust,
a truth,
a kiss . . . a kiss
We began with one fateful step,
on a journey unmeasured,
unrehearsed, and paved
with each intrepid footfall after the next.
We began
with a hope,
with a dance,
with a song
with a rhyme in the words we whispered
into each other’s ear
Is this love? Is this love?
~
Look now, forever into my eyes,
this is love,
as I stand by your side…
as I embrace
today.
See how
my kiss trembles,
waiting upon my lips
seeking to press upon your
blushing cheek.
My kiss humbled,
waiting upon a vow to be spoken,
a troth to be given.
What vow, what words have I to speak of my love?
What words have I to define completely love?
What words I ask
and I answer I have none.
I know no word
I write no definition, no essay,
recite no turn of tongue that can interpret my heart.
But my love
this I do know,
on our wedding day.
I know, my heart moves toward . . .
my heart listens to
the inflection of your laughter.
It runs still, in the direction of the smile given yesterday,
and the smile ready for tomorrow.
Its passion pulsates to the highs and lows
of your dream, as that dream blends
in purposeful harmony with mine.
My heart demands no verse,
no explanations,
except those written in the sweet poetry
of your touch, of your hand placed upon my hand,
of your trust placed within my trust. . .
your faith enfolded within my faith.
My heart knows when
my kiss given,
our dance begins anew,
and breathless with love,
I will inhale and exhale on the promise
of our tomorrow.
jeannerené 04.08
The Wedding Kiss
Yesterday
We began with
a smile, turn of the head
a wink of the eye,
a sorrow,
a trust,
a truth,
a kiss . . . a kiss
We began with one fateful step,
on a journey unmeasured,
unrehearsed, and paved
with each intrepid footfall after the next.
We began
with a hope,
with a dance,
with a song
with a rhyme in the words we whispered
into each other’s ear
Is this love? Is this love?
~
Look now, forever into my eyes,
this is love,
as I stand by your side…
as I embrace
today.
See how
my kiss trembles,
waiting upon my lips
seeking to press upon your
blushing cheek.
My kiss humbled,
waiting upon a vow to be spoken,
a troth to be given.
What vow, what words have I to speak of my love?
What words have I to define completely love?
What words I ask
and I answer I have none.
I know no word
I write no definition, no essay,
recite no turn of tongue that can interpret my heart.
But my love
this I do know,
on our wedding day.
I know, my heart moves toward . . .
my heart listens to
the inflection of your laughter.
It runs still, in the direction of the smile given yesterday,
and the smile ready for tomorrow.
Its passion pulsates to the highs and lows
of your dream, as that dream blends
in purposeful harmony with mine.
My heart demands no verse,
no explanations,
except those written in the sweet poetry
of your touch, of your hand placed upon my hand,
of your trust placed within my trust. . .
your faith enfolded within my faith.
My heart knows when
my kiss given,
our dance begins anew,
and breathless with love,
I will inhale and exhale on the promise
of our tomorrow.
jeannerené 04.08
