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VOWS II

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VOWS II

I stand before you an imperfect man
but my heart desires to be perfect for you

May I strive always for respect and honor of you
May you always find me patient and kind

with no record keeping of wrongs
my heart is always yours

I will strive to be a man worthy of your trust
as long as breath is in me
I promise to always appreciate your uniqueness

When it rains - I will be your shelter
When the sun beats down upon your brow - I will provide you shade
When storms come upon us - you will find me always holding your hand
When the winds whip about your form - I will soothe your cuts
When you find it difficult to breath when life is overwhelming - I will give you joyfully my last breath
When your have born all my children - I will take great delight in you
When you are old - I love every line that tells me you loved me, every grey hair that says you were with me....

For you are my life and breath
You are my rock and home that steadys my heart and gives me bold courage

Today I give you all these things
for you are worthy to be loved and loved well

Maree Long
(c) Maree Long 2008

VOWS

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VOWS


Your arms the strength of my protection
Your heart the inspiration for my joy
Your breath the source of my life

I will cry when you cry
I will smile warmly when you smile
I will run with you and not be weary

More constant than the sun
my love will rise anew each day
From the depths of the sea
my love will flow endlessly

Over every troubled path I will walk beside you
and every trial too difficult to endure alone
I will ever be by your side

Until the Lord takes my last breath
my only thought and desire is to see
you fulfilled in life

May God help me put aside my selfish desires
help me to love with a pure love
remind me all my days of why I love you
give me strength in all my ways to be
the man of my full intended measure

Maree Long
(c) Maree Long 2008

"SUMMER'S LADY"

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"SUMMER'S LADY"

and times hands, the shadows playfully
caressed her beasts
as filtered sunlight through the many
fingers of green leaves danced as
the sun set in the west

for she had no where to be
and spent her day lying in the fileded
grasses her summer so care free

The wind it played it's music
rustling from tree to tree
and it too joined the cicada
chorus, creating harmony

and the birds they gathered upon
the lowered boughs and branches
to greet summers lady fare

to find a lady so free of spirit
in the forests clearing,
all agreed was rare

and watched they as now her lover
joined her on the forest floor
and by her side laid there

as their bodies melted in mid summers
heat, for the song of summers passions
pure loved was declared.

Maree Long
(c)Maree Long 2008
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