Friend of the Bride

Hold back the confetti, the rice and the noise 
In the midst of this day with its pomp and its joys 
The Bride needs a moment of silence because
 Someone has followed on weary old paws. 
Someone who followed her over the lawn, 
Through childhood and girlhood and spring-times long gone.
 Who scrambled the hillsides or splashed in the streams, 
Who soothed all the bruises and dusted her dreams, 
Has followed her now on old limbs that have slowed 
To the end of the driveway, the fork in the road.
 Hush for a moment, then lower your eyes…….. 
The Bride and her friend want to say their good-byes. 

Peggy Bialosky