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Engagement
by Richard VinceAfter years of making plans, the time
Has come for the planning to begin.
To use an oft abused phrase, it is
A labour of love: organising perfection
Is hard work, even after so many years’
Wishing and waiting.
Do all of the components,
The nuts and bolts, the fulfilment
Of long held desires, the endless hours
Facing the same way, add up to
Love?
This has been a long time coming:
The pinnacle; the zenith; the summit
That has been in sight all this time;
The thing. After this, what next?
The overture is almost over.
Soon, all that came before
Will be irrelevant; will be nothing.
This will be life: coasting
So gently down the other side
That the descent goes unnoticed.
06/09/2015 Posted on 07/06/2015
Copyright © 2024 Richard Vince
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Alison McKenzie on 07/07/15 at 10:42 PM If this means what I think it means, congratulations must be in order?? Well expressed! |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 07/12/15 at 01:23 AM You build anticipation well, a sense of an enduring relationship that is about to take the next step. Thanks! |
| Posted by Anita Mac on 01/30/16 at 11:55 PM I know others seem to have found some cheer in this, but I found myself feeling utterly daunted by the end. |
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