The Wedding Dress

The Wedding Dress

The wedding dress,

Mother and daughter time,

Sublime and subliminal,

Ecstasy in lace and satin,

More smiles,

Laughter,

Tears,

Every moment captured in special time,

It is THE dress,

Every girl is a princess!

This is a princess time!

Your daughter,

Her first recognition of you,

Her first smile,

Her first laugh,

Her hand grabbing your finger,

Her first unbalanced step,

Now running away,

Laughing and shouting, “catch me, now!”

Growing and groaning up-

Together,

Drama and trauma,

Tears, and tethered hugs,

All bound in love,

And, now a boy,

The boy,

He has become her man,

Your little girl a woman,

A union begins,

Mother and daughter,

United in purpose,

Her first step,

Your first step,

Together,

Now and forevermore.

Peter Lowell Paulson

May 19, 2014