Shane and Candice Wedding
Love and Marriage, love and marriage
Go together like a horse and carriage
That’s the old song from the play*
We used to sing back in the day,
Remembering an earlier time
When little farms and towns were prime,
Where couples met at church or dance
Familiar spots to find romance.
Since then, we switched our sense of place
The global village became the space
Where modern people first entwine
In the world-wide web, on screen, online.
But some old things remain the same
For our young Candice and her Shane
A community farm, a tie to the land
Co-workers and friends joined in a band,
And in this antique barn just now
The ancient rite of speaking their vow,
The words we witnessed that bind to last
Their lives, their families, their future and past.
A timeless moment, a rock to resist
Amidst the floods of change, to persist.
So, with love in marriage for 58 years
Sustained by that vow, I say, “Cheers!”
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