Poems (Smith)/Marriage of a Young Friend
MARRIAGE OF A YOUNG FRIEND.
Marriage, sweet girl, sends a thrill through my heart Which the terrors of death could never impart. You give your young life to your husband to keep,—A jewel more precious than the wealth of the deep.
May his love be as deep as the depths of the ocean,—May no sorrow e'er mar the heart's fond devotion; And may you ne'er be like a ship founder'd at sea, With no mate at the helm to watch over thee.
May your lives ever glide on in pleasure complete; When from earth you depart in Heaven may you meet; And then ever together in the bright world above, May you be clasped in the embrace of eternal love.