The Lovers' Promise

(For Neil and Laura)

Blue-lit eyes spoke silent verse

As wet lips touched in electric kiss

With fingers linked and double breath

The lovers made their first promise

And as the sun arose again

Blood and bone were fused as one

Their vows enshrined in tiny hearts

Beating with the lovers song

With Summer grass he weaved a nest

With gentle warmth she filled their home

And every night he spoke the words

My love, you'll never walk alone

So now beneath these holy eaves

Raised by love in distant lands

Let us witness the lovers promise

To join their hearts and lives and hands