Because folks have asked... my wedding vows
I see in you the face of the divineAnd I promise to honor you as I honor it.You light up my life like the sun in the skyAnd I promise to always find a way back to you by those raysYour body and spirit are as wild as Dionysius and Pan's danceAnd I promise never to chain your passionYou nourish my life like the love of MaryAnd I promise not to take that caring for grantedYour sight is as keen as the great lord Shivaand I promise to tell you the truth no matter how hardYour senses are as honed as Herne the HunterAnd I promise to always listen to their wisdomYour strength and power are as sure as father WolfAnd I promise never to cease to respect youYou laught and sing with the joy of DharmaAnd I promise to share that joy with you.Your love is as precious to me as the air I breatheThe blood in my veins, the work of my handsAnd the Earth from which I sprang and to which I will someday fall.I promise to hold you in my heart forever.Still not sick of it...?I see in you the face of the Divine.I promise to honor you as I honor the DivineYou bring light and creativity like Lugh bringing knowledge and truth.I shall never take your light for grantedYour wild passions of body and spirit like unto Dionysius’s ecstasy and joyI shall never limit that passion.Your giving and generous spirit is like unto Bridt, blessing the world with her abundanceI shall always appreciate your gifts.Your hunger for truth and true communication is like that of Odin the allfatherI shall never turn from the hard truth such communion bringsYour insight and intuition is like unto Freya’s, seeing into the hearts of those around her.I shall always listen to your wisdomYour strength and determined perseverance is like that of AldumaI shall always respect youYour bawdy humor and joy is like that of Balbo, she who goes to extremes to bring joyI shall always play with youYour love is as precious to me as the air I breatheThe blood in my veins, the work of my handsAnd the Earth from which I sprang and to which I will someday fall.I promise to hold you in my heart forever.So yeah, just thinking out loud.