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From: mhauck@ihuxk.UUCP (M.J.H)
Newsgroups: net.poems
Subject: For the Ceremony
Message-ID: <499@ihuxk.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 29-Nov-83 18:17:18 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 29 18:17:18 1983
Date-Received: Thu, 1-Dec-83 03:37:39 EST
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If this is published a second time I'm sorry, I hit enter instead of
return.
This is for the person that was "dragged" to the altar.  People like that
are fools and deserve what they get.  We (meaning my husband and I) went
willingly, in fact he wanted to push up the date many times.  Men don't
get into anything they don't want to.

For the Ceremony

I married him upon the beach
Our vows spoken to each other and God
There was no need for anyone else

I married him in the church
Before our God, family and friends
To make it legal, and to share

I asked his mother if I should marry him
He asked my father for me shortly after
And we agreed on forever

He said I better not be late or he'd carry me
And I was ready on time, with my fathers help
Long walk to him.

Words exchanged, and rings of gold
Sealed the pact said first on the beach
A repeat for the world to hear

We didn't need this, it was decided before
To spend forever discovering each other
And forever isn't long enough.

Mary Hauck