A Love That Never Ends [rev.] Poem by Margaret Alice Second

And how shall I sing the joy that you feel; do
you have champagne spritzers livening your
veins, subtle flavours of freshly made coffee
swelling in your heart - all this conveyed in a
wave of delight, or does a restful calm place
you in soft peace of our age; whatever it is

Let me be the first to congratulate you - let
me tell you how glad I am for you; we shall
now make merry, all those you love will be
there, his clan too will attend in full force &
you'll be gayly abandoned; we shall laugh
about nothing at all, delighted that finally

You aim to be together to share the future
for better or worse, just sealing a deal you
both made ages ago, and which proved to
be a success as your dreams are coming
true - this is the event to crown it all - my
sister the Duchess and Peter the Rock

bound in an absolute life-sharing contract,
a ceremony at her new home; her affection
for a friend became love that never ends -
how wonderful it is - I'll be witness to the
beginning of a new chapter of life, and to
the joy in your eyes…

[4 September 2014]


[ORIGINAL: ]

And how shall I sing the joy that you feel, do
you feel bubbles of champagne stirring your
blood or the warmth of freshly made coffee
welling up in your heart - inspired by joyous
delight - or is it the soft, restful calm of our
age filling you with peace; whatever it is

Let my congratulations be the first to reach
your ears, let me tell you how glad I am for
you, we shall make merry and everyone you
love will be there, his clan will rock up in full
force and you'll be gay and we shall laugh
about nothing at all, delighted that finally

You aim to be together and share the future
for better or worse - just sealing a deal you
both made a long time ago which is proving
to be a success as your dreams are coming
true and this is the event crowning it all - my
sister the Duchess and Peter the Rock

To sign a contract to share life no matter what,
a ceremony at her new home, her affection for
a friend becomes a love that never ends- how
wonderful it is - I shall be there to witness the
beginning of a new chapter of life and see the
joy in your eyes…

[3 September 2014]