"Two Betrothed"
By Rachel Yeomans
1 I'm bliss here. Why so?
It is us two
Just me and you
A chance together that we've
never had before
2 Leave this place? Why never!
Why should I ever
If this is better
Than anything I've known in
years before
3 Break from your grasp? I'll die
Before would I
Depart from thy
Luminous beauty which is shining
brighter than before
4 Lady, my love, my dear?
Could you but hear
What I feel near
This moment coming stronger
than ever before
5 Will you marry me? Oh joy!
I shall deploy
All of my love
Sharing life closer with you
than ever before
6 Shall we regret this? Nonsense!
From this day hence
Our hearts cement
As we pass each day fuller
than before
7 I am complete. Are you?
We love so true
What we shall do
Is pledge commitment more
than e're before
8 Will times grow tough? They will
But darling still
We'll work it through
And finish more united
than before
9 We're not alone, alright?
There's help and might
In other's plight
That have been couples made
in years before
10 This night has waned. How true!
I always will love you.
Our moment is now due
The curtain closes on a scene as
precious as before
"This was supposed to be a story about a couple getting engaged beneath an old tree carved with other lovers' initials. The man is talking throughout the whole thing, asking questions to his fiancé. At the end (10th verse) they are old and visit that tree again before they die."
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"Softness of a Silent Soul"
By Carolee Salat
Heron
Blue-grayness sweeps to waters edge
The silent shape of S in flight
My soul wrapped
In one moment
No breath
No air
Nothing
Those prehistoric wings
beat
and he is
gone
"I am a resident of Land O'Lakes, Wisconsin. As a mother, outdoorswoman, amateur photographer, poet, and artist, I am constantly searching for my sense of place and identity through my art. My work is spurred on by my husband, 12-year-old son, and two humongous dogs. Plus living surrounded by beauty, doesn't hurt either."
