I was thinking of ways to add a touch of something different to our wedding and maybe see if we could have a beautiful poem read out or something. Now, I'll only use someone else's poetry if I find it hysterical or exceptionally touching so generally I write my own. The problem is that I get my sense of humour or the depth or meaning I'm aiming for, whereas others may not so for now, I'll stick to posts I find enjoyable written by other people and will share these:
Red, red rose by Robert Burns (one of my absolute favourite poets for totally, totally biased family reasons)
O my Luve's like a red, red rose
That's newly sprung in June;
O my Luve's like the melodie
That's sweetly played in tune.
As fair art thou, my bonnie lass,
So deep in luve am I;
And I will luve thee still, my dear,
Till a' the seas gang dry:
Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt wi' the sun;
I will luve thee still, my dear,
While the sands o' life shall run.
And fare thee weel, my only Luve,
And fare thee weel awhile!
And I will come again, my Luve,
Tho' it ware ten thousand mile.
Beautiful Soup by Lewis Carroll (wasn't he on LSD? It would explain this! And yes, it's a love poem about soup!
BEAUTIFUL Soup, so rich and green,
Waiting in a hot tureen!
Who for such dainties would not stoop?
Soup of the evening, beautiful Soup!
Soup of the evening, beautiful Soup!
Beau--ootiful Soo-oop!
Beau--ootiful Soo-oop!
Soo--oop of the e--e--evening,
Beautiful, beautiful Soup!
Beautiful Soup! Who cares for fish,
Game, or any other dish?
Who would not give all else for two
Pennyworth only of Beautiful Soup?
Pennyworth only of beautiful Soup?
Beau--ootiful Soo-oop!
Beau--ootiful Soo-oop!
Soo--oop of the e--e--evening,
Beautiful, beauti--FUL SOUP!
And one last one:
A limerck by Anna TL (Hmmm, not particulary fond of it but it's very apt!)
I once loved a man so much
My heart would flutter with just one touch
Then he took my hand
Told me what he planned
And then I found out he was Dutch
