To thee I wed

"Love is the thing that enables a woman
to sing while she mops up the floor after
her husband has walked across it in his
barn boots." - Hoosier Farmer

To thee I wed...
To thee I give my whole self
To thee I am willing to die
to my past and my old self
To thee I am willing to be happy
in each moment of here and now
To thee I am willing to trust
and hope for a brighter tomorrow
To thee I stay in love forever
Yes, to thee I wed
I have left behind
my footsteps of yesterday
in the sands of life's seashores
in the tracks of life's mountains
in the clouds of life's skies
in the rivers of life's edges
Here I am my beloved
I am all yours to have
to love and cherish
in the joy and silence
of your awakening
in the cool morning
of our marriage bed
And you are here
in the deepest most special
recesses of my loving heart
pure and faithful
in my love for you.
With thee I experience
the eternal flame of love
With thee I fathom
the deepest secret of the human heart
With thee I taste and see
the great goodness and kindness
of our loving God
With thee I know the mysticism
of being one soul, one heart, one mind
With thee I see true
and lasting beauty of a woman
With thee I celebrate
the feast of the angels and saints
in heavenly dwelling places
With thee I am so happy
...and with God within us,
above us, before us, behind us
I am full of confidence
we can work out everything
for good and be able to share
to the whole world bereft of love
the bounty and blessings of life
in the constancy, depth and strength
of our love for each other.
Bless be God who is love!
Bless be the angels who sing
hymns of love forever!
Bless be the saints
who know and die for love!
Bless be the whole world
love's stage and splendor!