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<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=448854" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Vows and Promises</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">In life we are the promises we make<br>'til death due us part; '<br>we are the vows we take<br>in ceremonies grave</div><div style="margin:10px 0">in public places <br>or private private thoughts<br>(I shall never be like dad) <br>(I shall never be like mom) <br>vows and promises define<br>the sign posts we use<br>to navigate life; <br>from these our commitments flow; <br>from these<br>we trace<br>our views<br>from early on<br>bequeathed to progeny<br>who vow<br>for or against what we<br>stood for <br>and the dance proceeds<br>generationally.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">All civilization<br>begins with<br>'I promise you'<br>love and my devotion; <br>all hurt too springs<br>therefrom.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Promise me<br>and I promise you<br>together we<br>make the compact<br>human<br>which makes all life<br>possible<br>for ourselves<br>and the little ones.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Humans mate<br>with ceremony and ring<br>animals do not; </div><div style="margin:10px 0">for promises<br>they cannot contemplate; </div><div style="margin:10px 0">for them there are<br>no golden bands<br>or cherished words; <br>no altars<br>or gathered friends.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">No loved ones who<br>witness. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">No it is only you<br>and I who<br>stand before<br>the community<br>and promise<br>today; <br>tonight <br>and tomorrow.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Intonate now <br>with me these hushed tones</div><div style="margin:10px 0">She: <br>'I promise you<br>I will love<br>you and only you <br>from now on<br>and take your heart<br>and press it to mine; <br>your needs<br>are my devotion<br>these shall rest with me<br>the remainder of my life.'</div><div style="margin:10px 0">He: <br>'For you I set aside<br>my heart; <br>placing it in this silver box<br>to be opened each and every night<br>but only by you.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">For you I set aside all other vows<br>and cleave to only those l promise<br>to you and only you.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">My eyes shall see not another<br>but only your face; <br>my body shall cleave only to your body; <br>my mind shall <br>feel the ease in the two we <br>are to be.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">This marriage<br>is the joining<br>of separate people<br>who vow to become one<br>and be<br>each one for the other<br>consummating not ours but<br>Love's Needs.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Lonnie+Hicks">Lonnie Hicks</a><div class=q>
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'til death due us part; '
we are the vows we take
in ceremonies grave

in public places 
or private private thoughts
(I shall never be like dad) 
(I shall never be like mom) 
vows and promises define
the sign po..."></div>
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