In honor of my Mom and Dad’s 59th wedding anniversary!
I’m so glad they said “I do!”
Blissful and elegant,
A charming delight,
Eagerly enters
The beauty in white.
Dapper and dashing,
A fear-strickened mess,
Anxiously awaits
The groom at his best.
Shiny and lighthearted,
A roomful of grins,
Respectfully dotes
Their fam’ly and friends.
The scene is a wonder
Where time has no end.
When two become one,
A new life begins.
But is it the picture
We place on the wall?
Is it as perfect
As our minds recall?
Last time I checked,
A wedding takes work.
One day of magic
Leaves Dad in the lurch.
And on that blessed day
Not one thing is right –
Not flowers, not cake,
Not dresses, not lights.
The Moms are both frantic;
Dads sink in defeat.
The flower girl’s mad
And stomping her feet.
The bridesmaids are fighting;
The groomsmen don’t care.
The bride’s feet are cold;
The groom is… nowhere!
So many emotions
In such a short time.
So many mishaps
To thwart groom and bride.
So what’s the big hubbub?
Why all of the fuss?
Is it all worth it
To turn me to us?
Despite all the chaos,
There’s one thing that’s true:
It’s worth any price
To hear said, “I do.”
“I do take my lover
To be by my side;
I promise to stay;
Our love will abide.
“I will fight to uphold
This most sacred vow
And when times are rough
We’ll make it somehow.”
And when your days married
Have turned into years,
You’ll look back and smile
– Perhaps shed some tears –
O’er all of the folly
On your special day
And thank God for blessing
Your life anyway!
A Couple of Stars and a Happy Face 