The Wedding Photo Poem by Magdalena Biela

The Wedding Photo

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They stood there smiling in black and white
holding their fingers tender and tight.
They knew the secrets of a past tense heart
they knew of a future 'till death do us part'.

They tell a story that starts with 'I do! '.
They dream of a lifetime witnessed by two.
They hold their crowns as King and his Queen
They know not that marriage is simply a scene.

She hopes to be mother and blessed to be.
He hopes to write poems and countries to see.
She loves to become a woman at last.
He loves her in the future, present and past.

They both look so happy and deeply in love.
They both dream of marriage as life in a grove.
They both do not know the 'I do' aftermath
for they both envisioned a different path.

(Finland, February 2014)

The Wedding Photo
Friday, February 6, 2015
Topic(s) of this poem: wedding
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
I dedicate this poem to my parents' 60 years anniversary.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Daniel Brick 25 January 2015

Marriage as LIFE IN A GROVE. That sounds like a Garden of Eden image of marriage. And that is too short a story to provide guidance for something as complex as the living together of two human beings.Did you know Mark Twain late in his career wrote a novel about Adam and Eve. It's satirical and irreverent, and very funny and moving. But it is definitely realistic and not fantasy. You suggest that the different paths envisioned by this couple will lead to troubles. Agreed. They have adjustments to make. But the photo of your parents at the beginning of their long marriage gives hope for the best. Or perhaps it's not your parents but just a couple of young people who can stand in for all such couples committing thmselves.

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Shabeeh Haider 29 October 2014

A lovely rhythm and flow to this poem. We need poets who will bring back the era of Romantic poetry. With poets like you, we will not be disappointed

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Louis Cordoba 21 February 2014

Thank you, Magdalena, for this wonderful poem! My parents' 50 years anniversary is coming up and I will be happy to write on their congratulations card your poem.

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Mika Peltola 21 February 2014

This is an outstanding image of two people, man and woman, getting married in the Greek Orthodox Church: King and his Queen in marriage. A story framed by 60 years of life together. Congratulations to the parents and their daughter!

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