His Marriage Today Poem by RIC BASTASA

as proof of his love
for her
on his marriage today
he brings
a little boy
enclosed by his arms
and he kisses him

the best evidence
of their love
this boy
coming out from
her very own body
borne
out of their free spirits
their love
unbound
by no other consideration
except
the warmth of their embrace
the promise
to be always together
for better
or for worse
till death tear them apart

and i
with the authority of the law
vested on me
do now pronounce
them
as man and wife

their eyes smile
their spirits jump with joy
there are no wedding bells
no doves
no motifs of any color
because they are poor

he is jobless
and she is but plain
woman
of her domestic chores