on weddings

my cousin lorna married paul this summer---

a beautiful beach wedding

for bridesmaid gifts we got to pick our nail polish
and we walked the aisle barefoot.
(love)

me, my sisters,

my mom, my dad,

my brother in law, my nephew---

we all came

we thought of ton and amy

so much on this day

the last time we were all together

was for a wedding too.

i love weddings in my family

i feel us growing

in numbers

and in love.

(love)

my favorite part of any wedding

you'd never guess

are you guessing?

 

guess some more?

it's not the cake---

although that's yummy

it's not not dress---

althought it's pretty

it's not the open bar---

i am a light weight when it comes to that

it's kind of the dancing

but not always.

---yes! my one notable quote in a newspaper is about dancing---

but i digress--

my favorite part about weddings

are the holding of hands

i see it everywhere

i particularly remember

the way ton and amy held hands

at the altar

i love that kind

not perfunctory ones

called by occasion and manners

but that one--

where you really take their hands in yours

to tell them

i am here

and
you are here

and
we are in this

---together---

love,
ashima