Wedding Vows
by
Joseph Patrick Rogers
"Not yet, my love, shall we marry. I will someday be your wife, But I treasure freedom highly, And cannot yet be bound for life. I must be free to wander, To follow whim's beck and call For what paths I'll choose to follow, I do not know yet at all."
"You are my dear, my love, my life, I want you soon to be my wife. Let me walk the paths with you. Let me hold the lamp to guide you Into joys and wonders new."
"Where shall you take me, dearest? To what shores shall we sail? Have you learned the ancient secrets? Where can we find the Holy Grail?"
"On a journey I shall take you. We shall seek the Tree of Life; We will sail on sapphire waters Until we reach the Emerald Isle Where we'll dance in moonlight Upon a mountaintop. We can find the fairy kingdom And then we'll search still more!
Yet wherever our quest takes us, Whatever wonders we shall see, I am completely certain I'll love none as I love thee."
"Perhaps, my love, you see a vision
Of what is meant to be For as your wife I'll gain the wholeness That has long eluded me. So I shall take the marriage vow: Let us make our pledges now."
"This sacred oath we take today: Adversity shall not chase our love away For while we live, we are one. Today in the Spirit we are bound, And in our bond is freedom found."