Listen For Peter and Karla on their wedding day And who foretold of this brilliant campaign? A forever promise made before you were born? Saying: I will remember you And I will never forget We will meet at this time and this place Don’t meander and don’t race Try not to forget this face My voice will be the trigger, my eyes the Smoking gun, ejecting from the barrel To place a well-aimed love into Your heart of hearts Clap my hands and put-er-there Make a pact that lasts forever (and a day) And two years later, two years of love and laughs you decide in a moment of certainty A moment of clarity strung like beads like Strings on an instrument, like icicles along eaves Moments of Knowing you decide: To tie knots like shoes for walking, like ropes for holding together, like string on a balloon to carry you aloft to sign that paper, and just like that (snap finger) just like everything else: just another walk in the park To share with friends to share with family to share your happiness and your ecstacy And sign on for more of the same: of friendship, love and more To unlock hearts and open doors To futures, to horizons to promises to fulfill All started from coffeehouse conversations Serving lingering eye contact and more I know in my heart I will remember you Our open eyes crash with the stars of night with the blinding day We paint a palette not of black and gray But sky azure and sunset crimson Sailing ships into uncharted waters A course is plotted: weather happens to wander, to sail, to travel is always best with a hand to hold with lips to kiss, a day of bliss An extended coffeehouse conversation for you A life of art and love and laughter for you A night of shining, a day of stars. Strung like ornaments, like pearls, like a musical instrument strummed. Like a voice speaking Listen: