Your hearts are filled with happiness
So great and overflowing
You can’t comprehend it,
For it’s beyond all knowing
How any heart could hold such joy
Or feel the fullness of
The wonders and glory
And the ecstasy of love.
You wish that you could capture it
And never let it go
So, you might walk forever
In its magic, radiant glow,
But, love in all its ecstasy
Is such a fragile thing ,
Like gossamer in cloudless skies
Or humming birds small wing…
But love that lasts forever
Must be made of something strong_
That kind of strength that’s gathered
When the heart can hear no song
When the sunshine of your wedding day
Runs into stormy weather,
And hand in hand you brave the gale
And climb steep hills together
And, cling to each other
While the thunder rolls above,
You seek divine protection
In faith and hope and love…
For days of Vine and roses
Never make love’s dream
To come true—
It takes sacrifices and tear drops
And problems shared by two
To give true love
Is beauty,
Its grandeur and its fineness,
And to mold an earthly ecstasy
Into heavenly divines
BY HELEN STINER RICE
THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD SATURDAY 30 MARCH 2024
