A girl

     Meets a boy.

            They talk after class.

                     They go to college together.

                            They live 20 minutes apart.

                                    He pays for dinner.

                                           She buys him a watch.

                                                  The families meet.

                                                         It is dark and snowy.

                                                             He asks a question.

                                                                 Her father agrees.

                                                                        The mother’s excitement, the father’s pride,

                                                                                Chattering at a church,

                                                                                       A limo pulls up.

                                                                                             Paparazzi flashes pictures.

                                                                                                     White flowers, white shoes.

                                                                                                              An organ plays.

                                                                                                                She walks, he smiles.

                                                                                                                        They kiss.