Long after...

Lifetime memories made ( please read, if only for the back story.)

Long after the slow walk down the aisle,
long after their vows exchanged,
long after confetti, popping corks
and photos, just so arranged.

Long after the feasting, speeches and tears,
long after their very first dance,
long after the party, meticulously planned
with nothing at all left to chance.

Each one that attended will never forget,
with smiles will ever recall,
the marriage of Nick to the beautiful Grace
in the grounds of old Fawsley Hall.


Back story:
Grace is the daughter of two of our closest friends and attended our wedding as a soon to be born baby ( 25 years ago). Aged 14 she was diagnosed with brain cancer. Whilst undergoing treatment for this, Grace informed her mum that if she survived she would train to be a nurse, so that she too could help folk in their hour of need. True to her word, after leaving school Grace studied nursing, eventually training and passing all exams and then further studying so as to be able to administer the life saving care she herself had received.
At present Grace is working as a community nurse.
A truly beautiful, inspirational young lady.

Author's Note

Written as a thank you to both the newlyweds and parents. A truly magical day, 30/12/2018

Reviews

[Delmar Cooper]

Hi Gee. I read this one a while back and did not comment because I thought it was a narrow - not shallow mind you- piece of writing, good for exactly what it was but not overlapping those boundaries. I didn't want to say that to you. Now when I come back to it I see I was pretty gutless and you certainly knew what you were doing and didn't care if the poem never got selected for some Great Big Fat Anthology of American Poetry. Now I realize that an arrow is narrow; it's an arrow's function to be sharp and to the point. Thank you for sharing, forgive my tardiness in speaking to you about your fine work.

[Gee]

Hi Delmar. Firstly thank you for reading not once but twice. Secondly I appreciate very much your honesty. Thirdly, if you ever visit and read please leave your thoughts at the time as I am in no way precious of my writing, am fully aware of my limitations and in the main post poems because I can and not in some vain hope of garnering false praise :))

Grace is now the mother of a beautiful 14 month old boy called Findlay :))
Again thank you

[Delmar Cooper]

Findlay? Grace is also graced with a sense of humor I see. Bet they call him Finn sooner or later.

[gram linski]

A truly beautiful, inspirational poem,

[Gee]

Thanks Gram.

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Long after...'
Gee,
I read this with an awareness of the beauty of living. What do we do with our minutes? To be aware of potential as this young woman Grace'. Is an inspiration. Do we see ourselves as others do? It is so hard sometimes to see through others eyes.Thank you for sharing this. It was very special.
Your last two lines:
"At present Grace is working as a community nurse.
A truly beautiful, inspirational young lady."
And remembered by you and shared here.
Blessings,
Kathy

[Gee]

Thank you KVK

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Your welcome Gee and I wish you more of these gems of awareness of good. Blessings,
Kathy

[jacob erin-cilberto]

this poem is magic...promises kept...doesn't happen enough...and giving back for what she went through and survived...instead of feeling sorry for herself, feeling she owed something...she sounds like a really great person.
j.

[Gee]

Thanks Jacob.
Grace is now with child, due date 11th August :))

[jacob erin-cilberto]

wonderful news, she deserves every happiness life can give to her...and a child is such a blessing.
j.

[kentuck14]

Wow! Another great poem, Gee! My middle daughter was married on 12/30. Snowed like crazy as bride and groom took off to Boston in my car. 18 years later . . . all goes well.
Thanks for the read.
Oh . . . also wanted to say . . . a great title too.
Tom

[Gee]

Cheers Tom. Great news this week as Grace has announced that she is pregnant with their first child :))

[kentuck14]

I'm happy for you G!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Wonderful tribute with a splendid back story Gee. Nicely written piece which flows full of description and a cheery lilt!

[Gee]

Hi John, cheers.
Hope you are well. Belated new years greetings

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Am very well after a wonderful week in Bruges thanks; and you?

[Gee]

Very well thanks, although could do with spring getting its skates on

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Moi Aussie, can't wait.

[emmajoy]

'Each one that attended will never forget, - with smiles will ever recall, - the marriage of Nick to the beautiful Grace - in the grounds of old Fawsley Hall.'

What a beautifully and proudly worded poem, Gee! Your line by line phrasing somehow subtly built the event and made is so very special What a wonderful young woman.. courageous and undoubtedly lovely on her wedding day. Many best wishes to her, her new husband, her once worred to wotsit parents and all those and others who shared their day.

PS Her name was always meant to be Grace.

[Gee]

Thank you kindly. Aye Grace is such an apt name.
Just this week Grace has let us know that she is 12 weeks pregnant, yeahhhhhhhhh. However, I have let her know that I'm slightly dissapointed that unlike me, she wasn't a virgin on her wedding day ( and she wore white, tut, tut, tut....)

[emmajoy]

You must have looked beautiful in white, Gee! Did you have honesty in your bouquet. As for the haooy news, better to fall before the ring than marry and discover you never will?

[Gee]

I looked far better in my wedding dress than I do in my latest pic wearing my good lady's spoof Scottish outfit :))

[emmajoy]

Deleted my immediate reaction!

[Gee]

You should have left it, would've no doubt made me chuckle :)

[Jade]

Such a wonderful write here, hope they have a lifetime of love ahead.

[Gee]

Thank you Brandie. We are off to Ireland with them for a long weekend in April....continuing the celebration.

[Jade]

oh wow! Have fun

[alanwgraham]

Thanks Gee for sharing with us. Every so often we come across these special people who seem to shine a light. I guess that adversity can forge something stronger. Apart from the story you have written about this young lady very well and sensitively.
All the best,
Alan

[Gee]

Thanks Alan.

[Coyote Poetry]

A wonderful story shared. I liked the happy ending. I hope Grace and her husband. A lifetime of happiness. Thank you dear friend for sharing the story.
Coyote

[Gee]

Again thank you.
Hope you are well

[Coyote Poetry]

Always my pleasure and you are welcome my friend.