At the foot of the altar
before angels and men
a new creation was begun –
our flesh
our hearts
our minds
were woven together
that our souls be one
a mate to the other
in their journey through time.
Our separate loves
linked by the Divine
shed their earthly clothes
put on the eternal
no longer bound to this earth
our love can soar
and dwell in Heaven’s breast.
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My husband and I just celebrated our wedding anniversary and that inspired this piece. When asked about his opinion of this poem, my husband said “Fine” in his I-do-not-want-a-quarrel-with-my-wife tone. “yeah. yeah, it’s romantic,” he added after a lot of prodding from me. It was nice of him to play along. I knew he would be more thrilled if I served him a platter of stuffed mushrooms. He can count his blessings though – I did not start with “My husband is a pain” or “My husband drives me nuts.” Though I think now that he would have preferred it because then, he could make a sillier comeback. 🙂
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Men will be men…
🙂 … and I think you are so right. 🙂
CONGRATULATIONS! Praying you will be blessed with many more.
BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!
Thank you, Francine. 🙂
Oh, your poem made me feel! Romantic poems always strike my heart. Congrats!
Thank you, Charleen. 🙂
woven together our seperate lives linked…that is the way it should be…two becoming one…becoming something all the better…smiles…happy anniversary! haha love the play as well in your end comment…smiles..
Thank you, Brian. 🙂
Haha… I love this Imelda, the poem and your little blurb at the end! I also love how you continue to grow as a writer and poet every time I visit!
Thank you for visiting and the encouragement, Dana. That is much appreciated. 🙂
Really beautiful….Diane
Thank you, Diane. 🙂
Let all love fly in the beauty of your words.. you and your husband are lucky to have found such a wonderful love. thank you for your honesty
Thank you, Tracy. 🙂 I appreciate your kind words.
Beautiful! Happy Anniversary. Your husband sounds a lot like mine in regards to poetry.
Well we all know that the women are the true romantics in the world…it is beautiful.
Your husband sounds like a proper bloke to me…!
Happy Anniversary!
When told of your comment, my husband beamed – he thought that he got the greatest compliment of all. 🙂 🙂 And indeed, he is a proper bloke, as you say. 🙂 Thank you for coming by.
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Congrats on your wedding anniversary… 🙂
Love the poem – a tribute to husband… 🙂 –
Thanks, Bams. 🙂
congratulations, imc. very sweet ka naman, and kilig!!!!
Salamat, Ate Babes. 🙂 he he he
I loved the poem, but loved it so much more after you shared your husband’s reaction! Honestly, if he’d gone all gushy over it he probably wouldn’t have been the one you married in the first place, would he?!?!?! Happy Anniversary!
Thanks, Tina. 🙂 Yeah, I think you are right. Part of the fun in writing the poem and the post is the chance to tease him and make him grapple with his natural manly ways and his desire not to displease me. It would have been too saccharine if he swooned. :-))
Sweet and full of wisdom and faith. Stay blessed, dear!
Thank you, Iris. 🙂
Happy anniversary! My husband wouldn’t care much for poetry either. The couple times I have shared, his response is, “I don’t get it.”
Thanks, Janna. 🙂 ha ha ha I have had the same response many times already. Now, don’t be offended – but knowing this makes me feel a little good. After all, if a writer as good as you gets that kind of reaction from your husband, then maybe, it is not the writing but the husband that is the problem, no? 😉
“……….women are the true romantics in the world.” I represent that remark !
Nifty poem (I think) and very true words (Huh?).
Thank you Imelda for a very sweet poem and for stopping by my blog. I’ll be back,