A Bahá'í Marriage

 

As the pristine alpine meadow

bespeaks of the glacial tundra

and gouged fields seemingly

unchanged by time;

So, a millennia of obstacles

deposited in our hearts

seemed rooted forever...

once upon a time.

Hence, we stand

at the mountains' summit

and perceive a mystery

of such magnitude,

of such stillness,

of such purpose

that we speak

only from heart to heart,

soul to soul,

spirit to spirit

and are transformed

by the

Ancient fullness of time.

Oh my beloved,

my dear companion,

my chosen one!

How fortunate for you

and for I.

By this Covenant,

we navigate the breath of spirit,

soar upon the lift of understanding,

synchronize our wings

of consultation

until arcing, then gliding

like the Mountain Swift,

we ascend

in joyous essence

among the snow capped peaks.

Hovering above the glacial field

we apprehend and join a Spring

of inexhaustible Water

wherein our souls

mingle and meet.

Ever-flowing, ever-uniting Water-

elemental and subject to

the same laws,

filling every crevasse.

We arrive

at the mouth of the Ocean

time and water worn,

becoming grains of sand

beneath our own feet.

Listening as waves speak,

absorbing the Sun's heat,

we breath in unison

with the breaking rhythm

of the  Eastern Tide.

Martha Meshberg

Copyright ©2001

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