The Promise

For Dave and Emily.

He asked for her hand in a letter sent across the sea
But she didn't know
So he bent on one knee in the calm of the night
Will you spend forever with me
Through the trials and the storms
She looked in his eyes and she said

I love you
These words are a promise that I will never break
I bind myself to you

Moons later, they stand for the world
She walks down the aisle and his eyes fill with joyful tears
Do you take this woman to be your wife?
Do you take this man?
They smile and say

I love you
These words are a promise that I will never break
I bind myself to you

After this the years will go by
Who can tell what the future holds
But no matter what the country or the state, they'll still say

I love you
These words are a promise that I will never break
I bind myself to you

© 2002