Marriage Song
Patrick T. Reardon
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We exult at the joining of young lives.
We dance the dance of joy.
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This is a time of merriment.
This is a time of wonder.
Who will argue at a time like this?
Who will find fault?
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Fear is exiled. Jealousy is banished.
We are in the land of milk and honey.
We are in a rich and fertile land.
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We are anointed in these vows.
In these promises, we are blessed.
This rite is our consecration.
This joining is our union.
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This is the time of the Spirit.
This is the time of bright visions.
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Let us dance.
Let us sing our songs.
Let us smile and laugh together.
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We are in the Promised Land.
We are on our soil.
We are where we belong.
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Patrick T. Reardon
10.10.20
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Happy marriage, John Fallon and Sarah Reardon!
10.10.2020
(Love in 2020!)
Written by : Patrick T. Reardon
For more than three decades Patrick T. Reardon was an urban affairs writer, a feature writer, a columnist, and an editor for the Chicago Tribune. In 2000 he was one of a team of 50 staff members who won a Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting. Now a freelance writer and poet, he has contributed chapters to several books and is the author of Faith Stripped to Its Essence. His website is https://patricktreardon.com/.
just beautiful