A Country Wedding

Wedding bells spell married bliss
Before good friends and sealed with kiss
A chance encounter comes to this
Forevermore we will reminisce

Something old and something new
Something borrowed, something blue
To thine own self you must be true
“Guests assemble – pull up a pew!”

The aisle is long, the mood is warm
At its end stands Father Norm
Of rights and wrongs he will inform
The marriage vows they will perform

From church to Sarsfield all process
To wish them well with all success
Guys and gals dressed to impress
“Long night ahead would be my guess!”

Eating, speeches, dancing, swill
Who on earth will pay the bill?
Fr Norm is at the grill
Again Aunt Bertha plays the dill!

The guests are tired and go to bed
So happy, sated, overfed
The sun comes up in blazing red
The couple present, newly wed

Open plains and open spaces
Happy thoughts and smiling faces
Maypoles, sacks and egg-spoon races
Guests and friends put through their paces

What a time it’s been for all
Half the town has had a ball
Bride and Groom are standing tall
With every creature great and small

Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day
When the sun is high and the breeze is cool
Sausages sizzling by the lawn
And children playing by the pool

There are of course those other days
With rain and clouds and noise and hail
That we resent but battle through
In case our smiles and joy might fail

But look! – at last – the sun comes out
Burst through the clouds  it glows a’forth
And warms my heart its vision fierce
For once again life shows its worth.

TREASURE HUNT

Hunt for treasure in your soul
For only then can you be whole
And inner riches there will be
If you dig deep to set them free!

For as we wander on life’s road
The seeds of greatness may be sowed
So find and plant them: Nurture! Grow!
To last through e’en the winter snow

As life’s rich journey ducks and weaves
On dusty paths through fallen leaves
Remember this advice and say:
“Seek the rainbow – not the grey!”