Navy silk, perfectly tailored
A gift from my husband
Bought for a time of rejoicing:
the wedding of a dear little-sister-friend.
And oh how beautifully the bride shone
Surrounded by friends and family
Saying goodbye to a familiar past
And yes to the love of her life.
“Place me like a seal over your heart,
like a seal on your arm;
for love is as strong as death,
its jealousy unyielding as the grave.
It burns like blazing fire,
like a mighty flame.
Many waters cannot quench love;
rivers cannot sweep it away.”
Tears of deep joy stained the silk
And muddled the sight
Of these sacred words
Read to all.
Today I wore the same dress
For a time of weeping:
The funeral of the husband
Of a dear big-sister-friend.
And oh how brokenly the widow wept
Surrounded by friends and family
Saying goodbye to the love of her life
And yes to an unknown future.
“For everything there is a season,
a time for every activity under heaven.
A time to grieve and a time to dance…
A time to be quiet and a time to speak…
Yet God has made everything beautiful
for its own time.
He has planted eternity
in the human heart…”
Tears of deep sorrow stained the silk
And watered the pages
Of these sacred words
Read to all.
Shirley
Beautifully written…