A Wedding Prayer
(I have attempted to keep this in the original three column format - if it doesn’t work I will make it a one-column piece defined by stanzas. The original font is Vivaldi Italic.)
We have come together
To celebrate
This wonderful
Redefinition
Of our family,
And to learn
Once again
That it is neither
Blood
Nor law
That makes us family,
But love.
We have come together
Because these
Two people
Love
One another,
And the covenant
That makes them
Loved
And Beloved
Makes each of us
Brother
And sister
In this new family
Of love
We have come together
To pray.
Our prayer is a simple one:
Keep their love strong
And let them learn,
As many of us have learned,
That the only great wealth
Is great love;
That the only good fortune
Lies in finding,
And keeping,
Great love.
This is the blessing we ask
As we come to this table
Together.
Amen
(c) Kenneth K. Kalish, 2017