A Second Time Around Poem by Pleasant Dabbs

Hard for us both? You can only imagine
Life's road is a hard one and it's full of surprises
At times it is straight and smooth
Other times it is rugged, pitted and twisted
Our lives have had both...some super good, some super bad times
There was one thing we never quite achieved
A complete and total integration
Where two lives become one
One mind, one spirit, one direction, one purpose, one goal
You say you can only be born once-
That was the day you began your adventure in life...
The day you crossed the threshold
Living in a warm, soft, pliable ‘womb of preparation'
Before slipping into a sphere of struggles, strivings and sorrow.
We beg your pardon, but we both have been awarded
A second entrance into life
This time entering life together, as one person
Uniting two families together (children included)
'I'm ready to start the second time around' (bride)
'I'm ready to follow your lead' (groom)
Both entering in this most sacred of covenants
Never to decay, never to be broken again.
Let's begin together knowing that our relationship
Is warrantied not for 60 days, not for a year or two years
But a LIFE-TIME guarantee
We'll have some differences,
Some challenges, some hard times
But we'll triumph over all
We'll work everything out...TOGETHER



Blessings to you both...


--pl dabbs