READINGS
ON YOUR WEDDING DAY
Anonymous
Today is a day you will always remember
The greatest in anyone’s life
You’ll start off the day just two people in love
And end it as Husband and Wife
It’s a brand new beginning, the start of a journey
With moments to cherish and treasure
And although there’ll be times when you
Both disagree
These will surely be outweighed by pleasure
You’ll have heard many words of advice in the past
When the secrets of marriage were spoken
But you know that the answers lie hidden inside
Where the bond of true love lives unbroken
So live happy forever as lovers and friends
It’s the dawn of a new life for you
As you stand there together with love in your eyes
From the moment you whisper ‘I Do’
And with luck all your hopes and your dreams can be real
May success find its way to your hearts
Tomorrow can bring you the greatest of joys
But today is the day it all starts.
WEDDINGS
TODAY
Anonymous
Today…I look into your eyes
The one with whom I can share anything
My deepest hopes and heart-filled dreams
Inner fears and sheltered insecurities
My most warming joys and overwhelming triumphs
All future journeys that I have left to encounter
This and more I know I can share with you.
Today… I take pride in you
With admiration I look upon you and smile
For all that you are and all that you do
That makes me so proud
Every part of you that I have come to adore
And for all those parts I have not yet learned.
Today … I share my soul with you
My lost prized possession
Which no other has been given
I share it with great confidence and trust
Because with you I am at peace
And I know with you it is safe
You give me warmth that I keep with me always
And what else can I give to someone
Who has given me so much
For you have opened my eyes to see a love
Which before you I was blind to.
Today … I am marrying you.
THE PROMISE
by Eileen Rafter
The sun danced on the snow with a sparkling smile,
as two lovers sat quietly, alone for a while.
Then he turned and said, with a casual air
(Though he blushed from his chin to the tips of his hair),
“I think I might like to get married to you”
“Well then,” she said, “Well there’s a thought,
but what if we can’t promise to be all that we ought.
If I’m late yet again, when we plan to go out.
For I know I can’t promise I’ll learn to ignore
dirty socks and damp towels strewn all over the floor.
So if we can’t vow to be all that we should
I’m not sure what to do,
though the idea’s quite good”.
But he gently smiled and tilted his head
till his lips met her ear and softly he said
“I promise, to weave my dreams into your own,
that wherever you breathe will be my hearts’ home.
I promise, that whether with rags
Or with gold I am blessed
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Your smile is the jewel I will treasure the best.
Do you think then, my love,
We should marry - do you?”
“Yes” she said smiling “I do”.
BORN YESTERDAY
by Phillip Larkin
Tightly-folded bud,
I have wished you something
None of the others would:
Not the usual stuff
About being beautiful,
Or running off a spring
Of innocence and love –
They will all wish you that,
And should it prove possible
Well, you’re a lucky girl.
But if it shouldn’t then
May you be ordinary;
Have like other women,
And average of talents:
Not ugly, not good looking,
Nothing uncustomary
To pull you off your balance,
That, unworkable itself,
Stops all the rest from working.
In fact, may you be dull –
If that is what a skilled,
Vigilant, flexible,
Unemphasised, enthralled
Catching of happiness is called.
NAMINGS
THROUGH BABY'S EYES
Anonymous
I didn’t expect a brass band,
With welcome mat unfurled,
To be on hand when I arrived,
In this confusing world.
Nor did I expect a doctor,
To hold be by the feet,
Then quickly turn me upside down,
And spank me on the seat.
At first I wasn’t quite prepared,
For this enormous place,
Nor for the funny characters,
That I would have to face.
But I soon learned to get my way,
By looking sweet and shy,
And when I wanted to be held,
To make a fuss and cry.
I’ve found it really doesn’t take,
Much difficulty of guile,
To wrap them round my finger,
All I need to do is smile.
A CHILD'S THOUGHT
by Robert Louis Stephenson
At seven, when I go to bed,
I find such pictures in my head:
Castles with dragons prowling round,
Gardens where magic fruits are found;
Fair ladies imprisoned in a tower,
All lost in an enchanted bower;
While gallant horsemen ride by streams
The border all this land of dreams
I find, so clearly in my head
At seven, when I go to bed.
At seven, when I wake again,
The magic land I seek in vain;
The chair stands where the castle frowned,
The carpet hides the garden ground
No fairies trip across the floor
Boots, and no horsemen, flank the door,
And where the blue streams rippling ran
Is now the bath and water-can;
I seek the magic land in vain
At seven, when I wake again
WHEN YOU WERE HERE
by Peter Tobit
The days, they have shortened
Nights have all grown cold
Memories, they have lengthened
Of days that are not so old
Times when we were together
Singing.....having fun
Times that have now long gone
A memory not to be undone
Songs that dont need lyrics
Words that dont need songs
Dances that dont need dancing
Together, we all played along
Those days are in the past now
And as much as we do our best
We can't relive those magical times
When you were here with us.
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FUNERALS
IF YOU SEE TOMORROW
by Peter Tobit
If you see tomorrow
Let it know that I might be late
I'm hoping that my past catches up
Erasing the last few horrendous years
The few years that I'd like to forget
But can't.......
If you see tomorrow
Let it know that I might not make it
Tell it, I am trying…..but feel so unsure
Putting one foot in front of the other
I am trying to slowly move forward
But can't........
If you see tomorrow
Please pass on my wishes & gratitude
I am thankful for the decades of life
For the ups, downs and sideways
I would have liked to tell it personally
But can't........
YOU'RE STILL THERE
by Peter Tobit
To feel you cup my tear soaked face
To have you stroke my hair
To feel the reassurances
That you will always be there.
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To feel the sun, the snow, the wind
Yes, even to feel the rain,
The walk I take through lonely woods
Just to hear the birds sing once again.
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To know you're at peace at last
From all the suffering and pain
This is all that I truly hope for
Again and again and again.
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These are my longings and my hope,
My yearnings and my prayer
But now and then please let me know...
Let me know that you're still there.
BETTER LOVE
by Luther Vandross
Who could love you better
There is no reason,
You should ever worry what I'm doing.
While you're gone, I'm being true to you,
My fire burns for your return
And I'll just dream of you until you do
See I never could replace your love with anyone's,
I do believe it's easier said than done,
No matter whose promises you dream of
Go search the world,
You couldn't find a better love
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SOMEONE LIKE YOU
by Van Morrison
I've been searchin' a long time
For someone exactly like you
I've been travelin' all around the world
Waitin' for you to come through
Someone like you
Make it all worth while
Someone like you
Keep me satisfied
Someone exactly like you
I've been travelin' a hard road
Baby, lookin' for someone exactly like you
I've been carryin' my heavy load
Waitin' for the light to come shinin' through
Someone like you
Make it all worth while
Someone like you
Make me satisfied
Someone exactly like you
LOVE LETTER TO JUNE
by Johnny Cash
We get old and get used to each other.
We think alike. We read each other's minds.
We know what the other wants without asking.
Sometimes we irritate each other a little bit.
Maybe sometimes.....
We take each other for granted.
But once in a while, like today,
I meditate on it and realize just
How lucky I am to share my life
With the greatest person I ever met.
You still fascinate and inspire me.
You influence me for the better.
You’re the object of my desire,
The reason for my existence.
I love you very much.