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Returning home for her
mother's funeral, Megan Brooks arrives with a Dixieland band playing
"When the Saints Go Marching in." This incident raises
the ire of her godmother, Clarice Mitchell, a renowned poet.
Clarice's son, Sam and Megan had been high school sweethearts, but their
lives drifted apart. Now that she is recently widowed, Sam is
interested in rekindling a relationship and spontaneously proposes to
Megan. Clarice, however, is horrified to discover that Megan is
HIV positive. The mother urges her son to retract his proposal,
and at first Sam literally drives away. But realizing his
selfishness, he returns and pledges to stand by Megan through their
coming years together. Now Megan has reservations about the
marriage leaving Sam completely confused. Revealing that she has
been the conduit through which Clarice received divine inspiration, Tess
urges the poet to give her blessing to the nuptials because this is Sam
and Megan's time to live and love. The wedding proceeds apace
after the bride and groom also receive separate revelations, and Clarice
composes a new poem for the ceremony.
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