IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH UNTIL DEATH DO WE PART
Christopher Stolle
cleaning chimneys full of filth.
chipper feelings of satisfaction
as a fire cleanly grows in the hearth
blazing images of fireside stories
and the horror of that fateful day.
embracing the one you loved
never to see again
as their heaviness is now light.
blood-drained, remorse endured
for time ticks on.
taking hand in hand
vows are spoken, rings exchanged
not knowing what the future holds
but nothing will separate
in the mighty temple of love.
