The Seven Steps Poem by Kerry Valkyrie Baldock Kelly

Groom
Creation began in God's light, energy, Earth, plants, creatures and lashing sea
Today we create our journey which begins in the home if you walk with me

Bride
Beloved husband I commit to treat with utmost care our family and home
God bless you dearest husband, from your safe shelter I shall never roam

Groom
I will love you alone my wife, but our spirits and bodies must be kept tenderly
I wish to show you the soft glow of the moon light, take the second step with me

Bride
Beloved husband I commmit to caress our unified body, soul, spirit and mind
God bless you dearest husband, for to your safe keeping I am wholly resigned

Groom
In your tenderness our prosperity will, like the spring flowers, grow wild and free
Now I wish to show you the emerald, living forests, take the third step with me

Bride
Beloved husband I commit to allow the Earth to yield us honey and sweet milk
God bless you dearest husband, for keeping our lodge and bed wrapped in silk

Groom
May God bless us as he blessed Eden with fruitfulness, life and the shrewd apple tree
Now I wish to show you the wide-eyed wise owl, come take the fourth step with me

Bride
Beloved husband I commit to fill the home with truth, knowledge, wisdom and light
God bless you dearest husband for keeping the dark shadows from our home at night

Groom
Our journey began with Adam and Eve and continues with the merging of the family
Now I wish to show you the rabbits burrowing in warrens, take the fifth step with me

Bride
Beloved husband I commit to digging our dens into one and being a true, charitable wife
God bless you dearest husband I am yours, I cannot live without you for you give me life

Groom
You are mine forever we will share all with a single mind and through our longevity
Now I wish to show you the steadfast, ancient tortoise, take the sixth step with me

Bride
Beloved husband I commit to you a balanced long cycle like the rain becomes sea and river
God bless you dearest husband your kindness, thoughtfulness and love make me shiver

Groom
My beloved wife with spiritual union in God our love and friendship affirmed shall be
God bless you dear wife, let our companionship never end, take the seventh step with me

Bride
Beloved husband I commit to you an eternal love before the angels, saints and all
God bless us dearest husband I shall never harm you and may our love never fall

Groom
My beloved wife our long journey is underway and I do pledge this to thee
I will love you through joy and sorrow, sickness, health or whatever shall be
I ask God that the vows on Earth are upheld in Heavens great sea
Because my wife I commit to you as you have committed to me

Bride
Dear husband our long journey is underway and I do pledge this to thee
I will love you through joy and sorrow, sickness, health or whatever shall be
Thankyou beloved husband for committing to take this journey with me