Handfasting – Each Knot Has Meaning
Handfasting
Down the aisle she came as one
His eyes locked on her smiling face
His heart thumping deep within
She saw him and too felt butterflies
Distance reduced until together
One hand given and one received
And with each passing moment
The feeling of pure relaxation
A single cord across those hands
Words recited and elders blessed
The tying of the first knot the best
A solemn pledge of eternity
Two souls agreeing to become one
Another knot joining the first
Love one another in honesty
Protect each other through tragedy
The cord again tied in union
Seek words instead of anger
Shelter in the arms of each other
Make patience your valued friend
Knots tied another and again
If you’re blessed with a family
Teach them of divinity
The Goddess and the natural world
Speak the stories as they’re told
A double knot for security
The wider circle protecting ye
Sacred heartbeats of two now one
Honor the moon and the sun
Don’t rest until the air is clear
Lace your fingers, keep love near
Another knot to remind
Work shouldn’t take up all your time
Quiet nights where spirits speak
Hungry passions, lovers peak
Share your shoes, feel the pace
Put yourselves in the others place
Tie a knot for understanding
Never fear and hold your standing
Listen to the whispered words
Pay attention to what you’ve heard
Hands now bound with something more
Some may see a knotted cord
Others see the secrets shared
Magick in the knots were tied
One hand given and ‘for forever’
One received; souls together
An eternal love now in motion
What is done cannot be broken
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This is so lovely, heart-warming, and a joy to read. For several years I have known in my heart that if I ever marry again, it would be a handfasting. Beautiful piece, Ralph.
A touching tribute to the binding of two souls. Well penned and emoted Ralph. Cheers!