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Subject: Re: The Wedding

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Moonchild

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Date Posted: 18:21:30 08/31/01 Fri
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In reply to: Lori S. Maynard 's message, "The Wedding" on 07:44:48 08/30/01 Thu

Such a heartfelt story and told so well. Held my attention to the very end!

>THE WEDDING
>
>They were engaged to be married
>beneath the summer sun.
>Wreaths were made and cards were mailed
>and their dreams had just begun.
>
>But something was quite awry.
>Her smile was not all there.
>He sensed her fear of days untold;
>yet, there was something he was unaware.
>
>She hid it well, he had confessed
>after truth be known.
>I'll never forget that pain-filled day
>when she said she knew this alone.
>
>She saw doctors regularly.
>Her calendar was inked to death.
>Pills she had to take and tests to be ran
>had weakened her very breath.
>
>She was afraid to tell him
>the secret in her heart.
>For if he knew, he'd surely leave
>and all their love depart.
>
>She came to me one humid night
>and asked what she'd have to do
>to keep him there and loving her
>without giving away her clue.
>
>But, she knew that time would tell
>what she was scared to say.
>She said to me that summer night
>"I'm afraid I'll never see my wedding day."
>
>That same night, the phone rang
>next to her lover's bed.
>Her voice was trailing and fading fast
>and to him, here is what she said:
>
>"I have a secret I've kept from you.
>It affects both of our lives.
>I have cancer and it's spreading fast
>and I may not live to be your wife.
>
>"I didn't know if I should tell you
>the doctors said it was in remission.
>But it's come back twice as hard
>and I had to make this confession."
>
>He was shocked to hear her voice.
>He could feel her tears though the phone.
>"I love you." Was his reply,
>but, he knew that she was already gone.
>
>She was buried on their wedding day.
>Tears of joy turned to tears of pain.
>The cancer had won within
>yet, his love remained the same.
>
>He made his vows, though she could not hear
>his heart led him this way.
>Though she's gone, he's still loving her
>and married to her to this day.
>
>(c)July 10, 2001 Lori S. Maynard

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Re: The Wedding	Jim AKA Rapid-Fire	14:27:42 09/03/01 Mon