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The Bride

Ever the bridesmaid, wallflower, third wheel – until tonight. Chosen. Sought out. Pursued, relentlessly romanced. Delighted over, enraptured by, the  Lover of your Soul paints you beautiful, veils you in Murano lace, drapes your shoulders with diamonds, parades you before your peers, dressed head to toe in His Love.

willow frost

Ever the bridesmaid,

wallflower,

third wheel –

until tonight.

Chosen.

Sought out.

Pursued,

relentlessly romanced.

Delighted over,

enraptured by,

the  Lover of your Soul

paints you beautiful,

veils you in Murano lace,

drapes your shoulders with diamonds,

parades you before your peers,

dressed head to toe in

His

Love.

Responses to “The Bride”

  1. Charis Psallo

    Oooh. Lovely!

    1. melodylowes

      Thank you Charis! 🙂

  2. cythereandreams

    I really, really, really like this one. Amazing picture, too. Did I mention that I like this one? 😉

    1. melodylowes

      *giggle* I think you DID, now that I think about it… 🙂 Thank you!

  3. ericmvogt

    You have such a beautiful perception of nature, Melody. I could just sit and ponder this poem for hours. You are a very passionate writer. Glad I ran into your blog! 🙂 Eric PS- I was just in Venezia and Murano in September. But I fell in love with colorful Burano. I wish I could rent a flat there and write for a few years… 🙂

    1. melodylowes

      I was in Venezia last November – and never did get to any of those islands. Burano is on my wish list for next time around, Lord willing there is a next time. Can you imagine the wealth of inspiration there?

      1. ericmvogt

        Oh, I wrote all sort of poetry about Venezia when I visited that are in my archives. I would love to play Ernest Hemingway in Italy for awhile. Who knows we poets could write there? Two or three books, I think! 🙂

      2. melodylowes

        🙂 Unfortunately I didn’t know I was a poet yet when I was there, so I never wrote a thing! 😦

  4. tiny lessons blog

    All your images and poems are wonderful but this is exceptional 🙂

    1. melodylowes

      Oh, thank you so much! I appreciate those encouraging words…

  5. RoSy

    Lovely write & ooooh what a view!

    1. melodylowes

      It was spectacular – I snapped as fast and furiously as I could! I haven’t had any time to edit and write yet – and you’ll notice I haven’t been visiting my ‘regular’ bloggers lately – sorry, crazy week – but I hope to drop by soon!

  6. optimisticgladness

    Love this one. The pic is great too.

    1. melodylowes

      Thank you! 🙂

  7. adaisygarden

    Beautiful.

    1. melodylowes

      Thanks Daisy! 🙂 It was a moment, beneath those willows, with the crisp frost falling off and tinkling as it hit the ground….

  8. breadforthebride

    Beautiful photo, beautiful verse.

    1. melodylowes

      Thank you very much! 🙂

  9. Gallivanta

    Yes, I agree with all the others. This is really beautiful. Even your words are shaped like a dainty being.

    1. melodylowes

      Thank you! I didn’t set out to do a specific shape but I noticed it when I posted it – I’m glad you saw it, too! 🙂

  10. duma

    Gorgeous truly

    1. melodylowes

      Thank you!

  11. Debbie

    Wow Melody, this was so beautiful and encouraging! Loved it! Thank you!

    1. melodylowes

      Thanks Debbie!

  12. Caddo Veil

    WOW, exquisitely wonderful–where’s the cake?

    1. melodylowes

      Only Caddo… 🙂 I saved you some under my pillow – isn’t that what maidens do?

      1. Caddo Veil

        Of course, Caddo! Smooshed cake??!! That’s all I get, Smooshed cake??!! Okay, what about punch??

      2. melodylowes

        Will half a canape and a cup of coffee do?? 🙂

      3. Caddo Veil

        I’ll skip the coffee, but the canape sounds tasty–I’ve never had one! (At least it’s not the froz hockey net!!)

      4. melodylowes

        I have no idea what canapes are like – it just sounds like something I might eat if Caddo came for tea.. 🙂

      5. Caddo Veil

        You are too hilarious this morning!! You’d serve me something that you don’t know what it is?? You must really think I’d eat anything–which, sadly, is almost true…

      6. melodylowes

        Well, a Caddo visit would call for extreme measures. At least, some level of preparation. Hence the only logical food choice would be something out of my league. 🙂

      7. Caddo Veil

        Oh you’re so silly! I’m easily thrilled, impressed, amazed–so even a froz hockey net with plenty of REAL maple syrup would likely work!! I swear, just chatting with you everyday makes me so hungry!! Pavlovian Poets, eh?

      8. melodylowes

        That explains the bell…. *giggle*

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