With This Ring Poem by Justin Tanabe

With this ring
I promise you a love that shines
on the pansies
And fathers their intoxicating perfume
A love like a fawn
taking his first drink
from a thawing stream.
A love that envelops you
in angel wings
A love that penetrates your eyes
with flaming sunsets
And heavenly rainbow hues.
With this ring
I promise you a love
that is undying
Like the buds of every season.
With this ring
I promise you a love
that is magnificently human
flawed yet rock solid.