For My Friends M & P, on Their Wedding Day

Complete the circle by joining your hands-

Walking up that aisle, your love renews,

Reaching for that hand, you will take your stand.

You’ve traveled long through dark and troubled lands-

Now walking together, you’ll see it through,

Complete the circle by joining your hands.

You’ve come together to these green islands,

The ocean’s garden, with love found by few,

Reaching for that hand, you will take your stand.

As you come together, your love expands

When you exchange bands, the rings meant for you,

Complete the circle by joining your hands.

Today that thief, Time, is yours to command,

Though his sands run, take that which is your due;

Reaching for that hand, you will take your stand.

As you build the ties that time can withstand,

Together you can make a world that is true-

Complete the circle by joining your hands;

Reaching for that hand, you will take your stand.