Eyes for marriage

A poem about loving someone so much, it's time to propose

Eyes For Marriage

By Shawn P Cassidy

When I look into your eyes,

I see constellations waking"

silver galaxies drifting slow,

as if the heavens breathe through you.

Their light moves like candle-flames

caught in a sacred wind,

dancing to a rhythm

older than the world that shaped us.

Your gaze draws me forward,

as though fate carved a path

from my heartbeat

straight into your hands.

I feel your warmth like sunrise

spilling over quiet mountains,

a glow that calls my lips to yours,

my fingers to trace

the soft horizon of your skin.

My pulse rises"

a summoned fire,

a flame answering the ancient vow

written in the marrow of my soul.

So I stand here, steady,

speaking truth without fear:

I love you"

not as a moment,

not as a wish,

but as destiny recognizes destiny

when two spirits finally meet.

You don’t need to speak.

Your eyes already carry the prophecy"

clear as starlight,

certain as dawn returning to the sky.

They tell me your heart is mine.

And so, with all that I am

and all the heavens made me to be,

I offer you

this ring.

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