THE SABBATH WEDDING

THE SABBATH WEDDING


He picked up the mail & laid it on the shelf
"Just more bills and junk flyers", he said to himself;
But before he went to bed that night he saw the envelope
And his eyes grew misty as he read the printed note:

"We'd love for you to come and help us celebrate
Our wedding day; the first Sabbath, December is the date;
No gifts will be accepted, just your blessings will do
RSVP soon and please, bring a date with you."

He sat still on his bed and held the fancy page
He felt as if someone had locked him in a cage;
She had not told him she was seeing another man
And he believed he had her, right in the palm of his hand.

December came too quickly and it was finally Sunday
He'd missed work and been sick in bed since Monday;
Gift in hand he drove to their church in the big city
But couldn't go in the door when he suddenly got too dizzy.

He heard the bells, he saw the bride in her formal gown
If he could see beneath the veil, he'd see red eyes instead of brown;
A short time later he watched as their limo drove away
And his heart broke into pieces on her Sabbath wedding day.

She saw him sitting by the curb in his brand new cadilac
And as they drove right past, she never once looked back;
She knew he couldn't marry her since he already had a wife
So she settled for second choice, as she went about her life........