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Monica,
I give you my love
I give you
my heart
I give you my hope
I give you with joy
from the coffers of my precious time
the rest of the days of my life;
To delight in your body
To nourish your mind
To be at home with your spirit
The way a star is at home in the sky;
To celebrate you with joy
the way the sun emblazons the sea
with its light;
To console you in sorrow
To wrap my heart around you
like a blanket
Until we both shall grow old
and the sight fall
from our eyes and our being
fall from life to light;
I choose to go with you always
from this day until the end of our days
as your adoring husband
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Cipriano,
Because I have never known such a love
I take you now to be forever
My husband
I long to know you,
I desire to discover you.
I promise to honor you,
to mirror you
in the beautiful uniqueness of your spirit
To thank you when you delight me
To forgive you when you offend me,
To receive you
as the fulfillment of all my lessons
The chalice of my joy.
Therefore, do I give myself to you now
In this sacred state of being married,
To hold you in my heart,
to protect you with the wings of my soul,
to be blessed by the gift of your love
For all the days of my life.
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