for all

bernhard, birgit & samuel, october 3, 1999

climbing the highest mountain,
   you advance together.

in a boat crossing the widest sea,
   you are inseparable.

alone in the darkest cavern,
   you hold hands.

like bedouins, you could make your life
   in the desert;

like sherpas, among the
   highest crags;

or mongols, ruling
   endless plains.

your wedding gathers
   your family & friends

& your marriage fuses all our hearts
   to one.

where ever on earth i am,
   i am part of that.