So, when does two hearts <br />Thaw, merge and become one? <br />Is it when the chimes of the aisle ring? <br />Or when the damsel is garnished <br />With a flowing robe <br />Is it when the groom flies like a spectre? <br />In the final show of intimate ascendancy <br />And crowds dance down the boulevard <br />Is it when frankincense clouds the air? <br />As the vicar chants celestial prescriptions <br />Or else the attorney formalizes <br />The amalgamation of affection <br />Is it during the prime banquet? <br />Or else the garden revelry <br />Where feasting and hollow laughs <br />And the breeze of merriment rule the air <br />Is it when the two elope? <br />To enjoy the clime of solemn love <br />When does the two hearts <br />Suffer transformation into one <br />And transfiguration into harmonious existence <br />The oracle of the heavens offer the reply <br />Two become one when they first fall in love <br />Not when the celebrant rings the wedding bells!<br /><br />Valerian Mwenda<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/when-two-become-one-2/
