Our Wedding Poem
Poem by Ronald G. Auguste Phoenix, Arizona
(Please note that the poem which follows would also be appropriate to other wedding occasions, e.g., at the Reception, where the Bridegroom could recite personally to the Bride. I wrote this poem for my wife, Anita Mayers Auguste, on our wedding day.)
OUR WEDDING POEM
(For Anita, on our wedding day)
Our old lives ended ? our new life begun....
O may that life be like a static sun,
Forever burning, lighting up a way
Of love and peace, through an eternal day
Full of kind deeds born of a mutual caring ?
Sweet little things to make our lives endearing.
O let us love full free, that we may give,
With selflessness, as long as we both live,
Not only pleasures, thrills, and joys ? well spent!
But hope, and faith, and trust, and sweet content
To each other ... and let us bare our hearts
To learn the maxims there that Love imparts;
And when comes trouble, or a little woe,
Be understanding, dear ... the cause will go....
A wedding is a fusion of two souls,
Two hearts, two loves, two minds, two goals,
Forever into one.... Does that sound wise?
To me, it does; but we must compromise,
That our two lives may blossom as one flower,
Which grows more fragrant every passing hour ...
And sends its perfume lingering on the air,
Sweet as a song that will not disappear,
But haunts us with clear notes throughout the day,
And haunts us still, though our youth fade away.
I love you dearly ? now that you?re my wife,
You are the very essence of my life!
The yearning and the breath! and yes! the star!
And all the other precious things that are....
Please love me long, and let your love be true,
Fresh as a rose in dawn?s light?s gems of dew.
My love is great ? it rises tower tall!
In width and depth, my love surpasses all!
But Dear, such great love feels the greatest hurt ?
Why, even mountains crumble into dirt....
May God, and all his Angels up above,
Grant us their peace, to make divine our love.
Whole Lotta Somethin' More than Love
Poem by Judy
My fiance wrote a variation of this poem for me about 2 years ago. The 1st, 3rd, and 5th stanza are from his original, I added the 2nd, 4th, and 6th stanza. The 7th and beyond is mostly his original but we added a few things. During our ceremony he is reciting his stanzas( 1,3, and 5), I am reciting mine(2,4,and 6) and we are alternating lines beyond the 6th til the final Whole Lotta Somethin' More than Love as the last line
D: In your mind you fly, in your heart you spread wings,
Not meant to be harnessed or penned in by things.
You seem not to know why you're so loved in my eyes,
humility without conceit, no virgin to lies.
J: In truth lies the path to eternal happiness,
in your arms, I find sheltering tenderness.
Upon wings it's true, I sometimes take flight
but only for your breath, for the wind of right.
D: I long for your happiness, your joy and your glee,
words cannot describe what you bring to me.
We share so much more than the essence of being,
losing our faith would surely cause fleeing.
J: In wonder I am entranced at this love we hold
a treasure of the heart vibrant and bold.
Longing for a touch, a word or a smile
exploration within safety all the while.
D: From first light of morning, I've watched as you've slept,
awed by the phenomenon, in my core that has crept.
Not completely understood, but who of us are,
each as unique but more diverse than a star.
J: Night-time splendor as my dreams do travel,
a new world awaits for us to unravel.
Thoughts of our future, as each day rises,
a blessed gift of love, full of surprises.
Both:
D: Dreaming of the future with joy and pleasure,
J: secure in the knowledge we've found our treasure.
D: It's more than a feeling or superficial need,
J: it's a linkage of spirits, a truth all should heed.
D: Sharing secrets of, the greatest power of all,
J: there can be no doubt, we've heard the call.
D: Apart we'd roam, a'howlin at the moon,
J: eternity's a'comin, not a moment too soon.
D: Unconditional energy, a power unsurpassed,
J: the fuel of the universe when all is amassed.
D: Not control, ownership, agendas or greed,
J: nothing is better than this somethin all need.
?WHOLE LOTTA SOMETHIN MORE THAN LOVE?
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