Royal Wedding

Royal Wedding
It was a glorious moment on that Friday in April
When Kate and William came to Westminster Abbey to wed.
Their earlier lives so different, not a barrier,
But a plus in their passion for living.
The country was caught up in celebration
As the countdown to the ceremony of the decade approached.

The enormous crowd cheered enthusiastically as each car approached.
Parliament had declared a Banking holiday this day in April.
Many visitors from around the world joined in the celebration
As the attractive pair in love, took solemn vows as they wed.
In the church sat royalty and people who had simple jobs for a living.
The couple’s own written prayer was to see that the importance of life had no barrier.

The weather that day presented no rain as a barrier
As the newly wed couple’s departure from the church approached.
Their radiant joy of the moment intensified hope of living
That would be remembered on the twenty-ninth of April.
Kate and William shared with the world when they wed
Their pride and enjoyment in the upcoming celebration.

Additional congratulations were expressed at each arranged celebration.
The walls of Buckingham Palace was a respected barrier
That enabled guests to salute the pair who just wed.
The newlywed couple dreamed of a secret destination as time approached
Where they would start their new lives as one on the last day of April.
Their eyes would shine as the sounds of this day would keep living.

There is hope that this love will keep living
In the couple’s hearts and minds at each yearly celebration.
Their passion that took fire in 2011’s April
Had overcome any unexpected barrier
Or difficult duty that had approached
Their lives. This is the promise they made as they were wed.

It was a gift from above when Kate and William chose to wed.
Two busy lives saw the beauty in living
Good lives as their time to lead a kingdom approached.
They will bring their essence of valuing to each celebration
And show that human kindness has no barrier.
All of this we celebrate with them in April.

I cried tears of joy on that April day. Kate and William are living
Examples that show to love and wed honestly, give more than a celebration
To a country’s heart. An enduring love has no barrier. The height of their love has not been approached.


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Good luck to Kate and William for their first year. I wish them happiness for many more years to come.