|
Wedding Reading #15: Debt, by Jesse Rittenhouse
My debt to you, Belovéd, Is one I cannot pay In any coin of any realm On any reckoning day; For where is he shall figure The debt, when all is said, To one who makes you dream again When all the dreams were dead? Or where is the appraiser Who shall the claim compute, Of one who makes you sing again When all the songs were mute? Wedding Reading #16: A Red Red Rose, by Robert Burns "A Red, Red Rose" was written in 1794 by Scotsman Robert Burns. It’s also called "My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose." O my luve's like a red, red rose. That's newly sprung in June; O my luve's like a melodie That's sweetly play'd in tune. As fair art thou, my bonnie lass, So deep in luve am I; And I will love 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 a while! And I will come again, my Luve, Tho' it were ten thousand mile! Wedding Reading #17: You're The One For Me, by Dallas Fisher You're the one for me. Your eyes are like fire on a cold winter's day Your soul burns within me Your touch blossoms my innermost passions And your voice melts my heart. You're the one for me. You are the key to unlocking My most sacred fantasies. You're the one for me, The one that wakens me When I'm at my deepest sleep With your passionate ways, The one that rivets me with Your beautiful, unique face. You're the one for me. You are the one that I want to share My life, my love with for all eternity. I will love you always and forever. You're the one for me |
Wedding Reading #18: The Art of Marriage, by Wilferd A. Peterson
Since this poem was published in 1961, it has become one of the most popular wedding poems recited at wedding ceremonies. It is a great example of what couples should strive for in their marriage. The little things are the big things. It is never being too old to hold hands. It is remembering to say "I love you" at least once a day. It is never going to sleep angry It is at no time taking the other for granted; the courtship should not end with the honeymoon. It should continue through all the years. It is having a mutual sense of values and common objectives. It is standing together facing the world. It is forming a circle of love that gathers in the whole family. It is doing things for each other, not in the attitude of duty or sacrifice, but in the spirit of joy. It is speaking words of appreciation and demonstrating gratitude in thoughtful ways. It is not expecting either to wear a halo or to have wings of an angel. It is not looking for perfection in each other. It is cultivating flexibility, patience, understanding and a sense of humor. It is having the capacity to forgive and forget. It is giving each other an atmosphere in which each can grow. It is finding room for the things of the spirit. It is a common search for the good and the beautiful. It is establishing a relationship in which the independence is equal, dependence is mutual and the obligation is reciprocal. It is not only marrying the right partner, it is being the right partner. Wedding Reading #19: Roads Go Ever Ever On, by J.R.R. Tolkien Roads go ever ever on, Over rock and under tree, By caves where never sun has shone, By streams that never find the sea; Over snow by winter sown, And through the merry flowers of June, Over grass and over stone, And under mountains in the moon. Roads go ever ever on Under cloud and under star, Yet feet that wandering have gone Turn at last to home afar. Eyes that fire and sword have seen And horror in the halls of stone Look at last on meadows green And trees and hills they long have known. |
