The Wedding August 6, 2004 - Building a Life Together

You were born together, and together you shall be for evermore.
You shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days.
Ay, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.
But let there be spaces in your togetherness,
And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.

Love one another, but make not a bond of love:
Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup.
Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf.
Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone.
Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music

Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping.
For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts.
And stand together yet not too near together:
For the pillars of the temple stand apart,
And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow.

On Marriage - Kahlil Gibran


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The Beautiful Bride Before The Reading of Kahlil Gibran The Traditional Full Length
Exchanging Rings The Kiss The Happy Couple
Another of Sylvia Neighbor Joyce Joins Us The Happy Bride Afterwards
Another of the Loving Couple Honeymoon at Loon Lake Inn Loon Lake Inn - Warm and Dry