
(with permission)
With these flowers. Copyright © 2016 Pathematica
With these flowers, braids of innocence
Woven in the nuptial crown,
Here I gladly stand before you,
Wrapped in love-wound bridal gown.
In this orchard, friends and family
Share our blissful wedding day;
Hear my pledge: my life is for you—
Here I give my love away.
Walk with me through trials of dark days,
When the winter brims with snow;
Love shall blossom as the flowers
When the summer's bounties flow.
Take my hand and hold my promises,
Bind them fast with solemn band;
Keep my heart—it's beating for you,
Fragile as these flowers in hand.