Poinsettia
red and evergreen
bushes proudly displayed, joy
marriage's first kiss
**I got married in December and the church was full of poinsettias....it was so beautiful.
My Perfect Wedding
Wedding March starts, she comes down the church aisle.
In a beautiful white gown.
Transcending all beauty.
Eternally joining two lives to one
Saying vows to each other.
Prayer then postlude plays.
For Dr.Ram Mehta's "Wedding is one of the special events in marriage" contest
Empty Church
The day the earth stood still,
bells suspended in the tower,
chimes froze in vacant space,
nullified the hour.
Her veil like spider web,
stiff with Winter frost,
hung upon the mannequin head,
poignant and lost.
His buttonhole carnation,
a bullet wound lapel,
blood red with cautious dying,
in the dresser fell.
And all the best laid plans
unravel seam by seam,
faint echoes in an empty church,
never more to dream.
Snowflakes, Smiles and Tears
White lace and snowflakes on our wedding day
A blizzard raging outside
Warmth abounds in the church
In spite of the weather all guests arrived
To watch as we exchanged rings
Most smiled, but mama cried
*Written for Dr. Ram’s contest: "Wedding is one of the special events in marriage"
The Wedding
He had brought me flowers.
roses. They were
darkest red.
Church bells tolled from behind
with golden sound;
bittersweet bittersweet.
He came to me, dressed in black;
in black with flowers
in his hand
roses. They were darkest red like
exotic dancers
adorned with crimson leaves.
A crowd was there;
people I knew
and
some were crying.
A man of God was there as
well. Reading from his book
of God. But
All I could see was him
dressed in black;
in black with flowers.
Wedding Day Menu
A few grammes of youthfulness
Ripples of laughter
A mixture of common sense
One glass of good looks
A pint of humour
Bouquets of
Love !
Paraphrase from a church recipe booklet of the early 1900's
Our Wedding
Bright warm sunny day
My bride adorned in white lace
Church bells ringing out
Church bells ringing out
In god's presence vows taken
Love, cherish I will
Love, cherish I will
Wedding cake cut, celebrate
Smiling happy faces
We have been married thirty six years this August
Wondrous Wedding
A room filled up with white gardenias
Sweet feel of love in the air
This is a joyous day!
Loved ones to bear witness to our union
Fill the church from side to side
With my soul I thee wed
for "Wedding"contest
sponsored by Dr. Ram Mehta
Wedding Day
Wedding Day
Bright Saturday in June
and there, for once, the whole of it
and, Lord, I have no camera.
Outside the church
a wedding party waits.
A Mass is still in progress.
Before the wedding can begin
ten men, in files of five,
must carry out the corpse.
Donal Mahoney
Transitions
Transitions
Bright Saturday in Spring
and there, for once, the whole of it
and, Lord, I have no camera.
Outside the church
a wedding party waits.
A Mass is still in progress.
Before the wedding can begin
ten men, in files of five,
must carry out the corpse.
Donal Mahoney