The Wedding Song

"Sail on silvergirl,

Sail on by.

Your time has come to shine.

All your dreams are on their way.

See how they shine.

If you need a friend

I'm sailing right behind.

Like a bridge over troubled water

I will ease your mind."

- Simon & Garfunkel

The white wedding gown
Flowing
All eyes focused
The flowers in her hair

She crosses the bridge
Her priest and groom await the other side
Salmon below
Thrashing upstream to spawn

The stream banks festooned
Delicate cherry blossoms
Tender, pure, impermanent

Sunshine
The bride's smile
All will remember,
Their eyes focused

Her father cries,
unnoticed
yet forever proud.

Dearly Beloved…