April 1958
The uniformed Marine, the lace enrobed bride,
pledged love in a somber Lenten church
knowing deployment was calling
for an undeclared war.
The shadow of second widowhood
fleetingly on their minds,
taking joy in the celebratory moments,
watching a toddler dressed in crinolines
center stage on the dance floor
ecstatically declaring “now I have a daddy!”
©2021 Noreen Braman
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