Marriage

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I am
the rose of
Sharon.
And
the lily
of
the valleys.
[Solomon 2:1]
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(Long silence.)

[PATIENT SILENCE.]

(Sigh.)
"How come Ya
never found ME,
ONE,
LORD?"

[QUIET PAUSE.]
[GENTLE VOICE.]
"I did,
My child."

"YEAH?"
(Wave at the walls.)
"So........NU**?
Where IS HE?"

[SILENCE.]

(Rueful glance at the ceiling.)
(Wave at the ceiling.)
(Shout.)
"THAT'S alright!
DON'T WORRY
ABOUT IT! I
UNDERSTAND!"

[PATIENT FROWN.]

"I GET IT!"
(Rueful nod.)
"You FOUND one...
for EVERYBODY..
in my FAMILY!
And...my FRIENDS!
And, my friends..
AT WORK!
Even...for,
my NEIGHBOR,
around the CORNER!"
(Snort with laughter.)
"HECK!
Ya even FOUND
ONE......for,
my HUSBAND!"

[PATIENT SIGH.]

"HOW COME...
Ya couldn't find
one,
for ME?"

[TENDER VOICE.]
"Only
I did,
My beloved."

(Chin up.)
(Shrug.)
(Look away.)
(Eyes glistening.)

[GAZE DOWN AT THE
MOONLIGHT OVER
THE GARDEN
OF GETHSEMANE.]
"A long time
ago.....
My beloved,
before
you were
born."
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Rise up,
my love....
and come away.
For lo,
the winter
is past.
The rain is over
and gone.
The flowers appear
on the earth;
The time
of singing
has come,
And the voice
of the
turtledove
Is heard....
Rise up,
my love....
And
come away!
[Solomon 2:10-13]

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*Yiddish: (Pronounced:
'ber'sha'.) 'destined',
'true beloved',
'soul mate'.
**Yiddish: 'Well?
Tell me?'; 'So?',
'Can you believe this?'.

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