This reflective kyrielle poem is in memory of my parents' marriage, and even though she’s found new love, I wanted to capture a snapshot of what it was like at the beginning, after Daddy moved to heaven.
A Promise Worth Keeping
They made their vows one autumn day
Because their love had found a way
To pass the tests of time, meeting
With a promise that’s worth keeping
Years gone by with children in tow
Wondering how these things would go
Choosing to love, work, repeating
This is a promise worth keeping
Here comes the grands, now she’s alone
Never dreamed of here on her own
He’s above, his love so freeing
Always a promise worth keeping
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