The United States Court of Appeals
for the Fourth Circuit
in Richmond Virginia
voted two-to-one
to uphold
the Federal District Court's ruling
that the state's 2006 ban
on same-sex marriage
was invalid.
Virginia counties could begin
issuing marriage licenses
next week.
In practical terms
any romantic fan fiction
involving the Founding Fathers
openly sallying forth
into their lives together
in a new country
with nary
a First Lady in sight
may need only the liberal use
of a time machine
in order
to become plausible canon.
This poem © 2014 Emily Cooper.
