The following two poems were generously submitted by Sharla Rymer. Thank you for sharing Sharla.
Thank You
I may not be
your daughter by blood,
but today you’ve showed me
the meaning of love
My father is not here
because of illness,
but you walked with me,
showing your strong willingness
I know that we have
not had the best of days,
but today I’m hoping
we can agree the same way
You mean to me as much
as my father does,
Because I know that you are
as strong as he once was
I wish he was here,
to hold me near
but, I knew you would do this
without any fear
I want to thank you
today,
for doing the honor
of giving me away
So thank you
for helping us
with our special day
by Sharla Rymer
Always and Forever
Take this here
This here is my heart
To guard and cherish it
I trust you with it
From this day forward
I pledge my love to you my dear
Take this here
This here is my heart
And it`s yours
Forever and always
Always and forever
Sharla Rymer
Thank you for posting my poems. The first poem is one that I wrote for my now father-in-law as a ‘Thank You’ to him for giving me away at my wedding due to my father being ill and unable to make it. The second poem is what my husband and I used as our wedding vows instead of the traditional vows.