Carol Ann Duffy — White Writing

No vows written to wed you, I write them white, my lips on yours, light in the soft hours of our married years. No prayers written to bless you, I write them white, your soul a flame, bright in the window of your maiden name. No laws written to guard you, I write them white, your hand in mine, palm against palm, lifeline, heartline. No rules written to guide you, I write them white, words on the wind, traced with a stick where we walk on the sand. No news written to tell you, I write it white, foam on a wave as we lift up our skirts in the sea, wade, see last gold sun behind clouds, inked water in moonlight. No poems written to praise you, I write them white.