How do you interpret love?
The touch of a hand
The look in their eyes
A kiss on her lips
These are the signs to go by
Then the sighs at the first kiss
How soft her cheek is
The perfume she wears
Joy when you see her
Meeting after a days work
Visiting her family
Talking with father
About work prospects
And fussed by mother
With girl's siblings looking on
Then arranging the wedding
Me choosing the best man
And she the bridesmaids
The dresses secret
But orange blossom mentioned
And the list went on and on
Church to be chosen
Tassels and tinsel
Guests at reception
All were ticked off a pin board
The big day finally came
My speech all ready
I was there early
Lines of guests came in
We were finally married
How do you interpret love?
A touch of a hand
The look in their eyes
A kiss on her lips
These are the signs to go by
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Always wonderful when it works out well! More complicated to interpret when it doesn't!
ReplyDeleteA touching story and wonderful chain of thought Old Egg
ReplyDeleteIt all has to do with hints and guesses that later prove right. Fun when they turn out smoothly.
ReplyDeleteHank
I do think we 'know' love instinctively and such a joy it is when our love is returned.
ReplyDeleteLove is wonderful!
Anna :o]
Definitely the nuances to savour ever
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much love...
This is soo beautiful, Robin!❤️
ReplyDeleteIt's the small signs that count most.
ReplyDeleteIt is lovely when the love lasts lifelong. I especially love how your closing stanza echoes the opening one.
ReplyDeleteThis is tender and I like the way it comes around.
ReplyDeleteNot an easy thing to do, mistakes can be made when we interupt for another. Perhaps we have to wait, for the words to be spoken to really know for sure? Tell me how you feel?
ReplyDeleteMaybe we need that celebration to love, but the tender touch is what matters most.
ReplyDeleteThe progression of events and then repetition of first stanza brings a timelessness to this that mirrors the quality of Love that survives through time across the years.
ReplyDeleteA lovely tribute to marriage and to love. Repeating the first stanza as the last underscores that, no matter the intervening "stuff", it's simply love that endures.
ReplyDeleteI too think it is those simple little things that bring love to life.
ReplyDeleteElizabeth
Lovely thoughts of love. Made me sigh.
ReplyDeleteI like the repeat in the final stanza, for me it re-enforces the beauty of love.
ReplyDeleteLove this! I, particularly, enjoyed the way that you bookended the piece with the repetition of the opening and closing stanza. For me, this is up there with some of your best work, Robin.
ReplyDeleteAfter which, it just gets better and better, with confirmation rather than the need for interpretation!(Smile.) Loved this sweet piece.
ReplyDeleteThat's achingly sweet. It sounds like a beautiful affair, which it is!
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