Words for our union

Out of the fullness
of a grateful
heart
and in absolute
awe
of the power
of love
I have experienced
with
Marley (age thirteen)
and Surprise
(maybe five)
I have 
with their
consent
I am sure
called 
this ceremony
of commitment
of sacred
and 
everlasting
union.

It is my
intention
to be
the protector,
counselor,
and guardian,
their beloved
& devoted
human,
all the 
rest
of their
days;
to live 
and love
with them
freely,
in the
resonant
bliss
we
have
created
so 
splendidly
together.

I call
on all
our friends
two-legged
& four-legged
& maybe
winged
to witness
this
intention
& to bear
the word
to all
who may
inquire
should
I be
absent
that 
these beings
are to receive
priority
in care,
in love,
in shelter
and
all things
that make
them
happy. Forever.
 
My love
for them
is
boundless
as theirs
for me
is 
palpable.

Words cannot
express
this place
of 
understanding.

I bow
to them
for their
teaching
of it
to me.

Three deep bows.

Blessed be!