WEDDING POEMS
Love’s Philosophy by Percy Bysshe Shelley
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The fountains mingle with the rivers And the rivers with the oceans,
The winds of heaven mix forever With a sweet emotion; Nothing in the world is single;
All things by law divine In one spirit meet and mingle. Why not I with thine?
See the mountains kiss high heaven And the waves clasp one another;
No sister-flower would be forgiven If it disdained its brother, And the sunlight clasps the earth
And the moonbeams kiss the sea: What is all this sweet work worth If thou kiss not me?
Love Lives by John Clare
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Love lives beyond The tomb, the earth, which fades like dew.
I love the fond, The faithful, and the true Love lives in sleep,
The happiness of healthy dreams Eve’s dews may weep,
But love delightful seems. ‘Tis heard in spring When light and sunbeams, warm and kind, On angels’ wing
Bring love and music to the mind. And where is voice, So young, so beautiful and sweet
As nature’s choice, Where Spring and lovers meet?
Love lives beyond The tomb, the earth, the flowers, and dew.
I love the fond, The faithful, young and true.
Why Marriage?, Dena Acolatse
Because of the depths of me, I long to love one person, With all my heart, my soul, my mind, my body.
Because I need a forever friend to trust with the intimacies of me, Who won’t hold them against me,
Who loves me when I’m unlikable, Who sees the small child in me, and
Who looks for the divine potential of me.
Because I need to cuddle in the warmth of the night, With someone who is thankful for me,
With someone I feel blessed to hold.
Because marriage means opportunity To grow in love in friendship.
Because marriage is a discipline To be added to a list of achievements.
Because marriages do not fail, people fail When they enter into marriage
Expecting another to make them whole.
Because, knowing this,
I promise myself to take full responsibility For my spiritual, mental and physical wholeness
I create me,
I take half of the responsibility for my marriage Together we create our marriage.
Because with this understanding
The possibilities are limitless
and our love will last forever…