Secret Vows

Secret Vows One evening in summer late We stood 'neath arch and gate Unseen by human eyes it was Made by spirit, bypassing man's laws Secret vows we said to each other My kin, father, mother and brother Looked on from above As we vowed our love In white was I dressed Pearls long my neck caressed And wearing a pin of butterfly blue Something borrowed, my shoes were new You wore a suit of gray Rushing home from work that day Bearing one pink rose in your hand You gave to me, it was so grand I picked a colorful flower fair Giving to you your boutonniere We stood together wrapped in pink love While the angels watched from above After the traditional vows were said We said our own vows instead Pictures we took, ate cake, drank wine Oh, that night turned out so fine I hid my wedding garb away And we were happy day after day The years went by so fast and when I began to age, it was then That you began to go away And break the vow we said that day Who could blame you?, Surely not I For mirrors, bless them, do not lie They told me true that I was old There was even silver in the gold My face was lined and I was fat We broke our marriage rings and that was that I painfully let you go But here is something you don't know You'll never find a love so true As the one we had, me and you And when your new love begins to fade You'll remember the love that heaven made And for our union you will long But too late for I'll be gone. Copyright © 2004 Lunaria (Lila May Guptill)