i married my bride of stone
placed her upon a pedestal
draped her in a garment of stone
enhanced with story flourishes
surround her feet
with flowers of stone
gathered from a story garden
infused hot blood pulsating
within my body to
her story covering
warmed her stone hand
with the heat of mine
removed her from her pedestal
on which i placed her
hand in hand
we walked through a story garden
displaying varied stone
coloured flowers arranged
in alluring patterns
we traversed from her
stony abode to a
world of my own
a world of warmth and love
