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As I stand here I must admit
The band has quite a view
There are lots of smiling faces
My eyes and heart acknowledging
Every single one of you
With many I have spent August summers
Others here this sunny wedding day
As friends and family
We’ve all lent to one another
A helping hand without delay
But now amidst this cheerful crowd
My focus lies on a special two
For it is my bonnie lass
With rose bouquet
Beside her handsome groom
Please bare with me, for just a while
As I express my love and admiration
For them both under this shady roof
Dear Margaret and Brendan
There was a time long ago
I took inventory of my life
I found my heaven settled
With two angels and darling wife
For we’d been blessed
With few requests
And never felt the need
To ask for more than I’d make do
Yet once again, there came a time
Margaret Mary
We began to pray for you
The day arrived which you were born
Our March snowfall never came
Though our April flower
Bloomed not only once
Amongst their winters thorn
But then bloomed once again
The first few years
Were quite a start
When I think back on this
As one of six
I certainly got my wish
And laughed with tears
Each time you without fear
Would upset our apple cart
Margaret I recall you at the age of four
Running out our paned back kitchen door
You were dressed in white
With a flowing wedding vail
Which seemed to trail
Across the yard
In puddles from the rain
And as I looked into, your eyes of blue
Out there somewhere I just knew
Of a boy without a name
On that day I made this claim
A fleeting thought
Though not to far off course was I
As footprints of tiny feet
From Ormond to East Atlantic beach
With your prince now have reached
Your sandcastle in the sky
This gentle man
With affection you call Bren
Will take you by the hand
And fly you to the moon
Then back again
Margaret and Brendan
With hours of stories and memories
Of far away as yesterday
I will forever remember vividly
This glorious day
Always believe in the magic of love
And in your impossible dreams
Together you are undoubtable proof of
A guaranteed defensible team
God above I humbly ask
With thy love please bless
Our sweet bonnie lass
And her very cherished husband Brendan