Wedding Poems

To Barry from his bride to be

A little poem now for those
Who don't know Barry well –
And many of his qualities
This ode will try to tell …

He's gentle, loving and laid back
A confidant and friend,
And when we talk – how we can talk
It never seems to end.

But I'm afraid the love I give
Could just be unrequited:
I fear I may take second place
To Manchester United.

For he confessed he had a dream
(At least it was quite clean)
That he replaced in their midfield
Their captain – that's Roy Keane.

But it was in the Rugby Final
– Our lads won victory –
When I discerned a tear and thought
He is the one for me …

For all his macho posturing
He's sensitive and nice,
But can I be expected to
Make any sacrifice …?

To start with on our honeymoon
The place we go must be
Right next to bars which have Sky Sport
And football on TV.

Some sacrifice I see you make
For daily in the gym
You're working out, and getting fit
It's really not like him! …

He likes his drink and burgers too
(We met at Supermacs
I ate one burger, Barry though,
He got through stacks and stacks).

He's eating better – less junk food
And soon the time is near
(Whoever could have seen the day?)
When wine replaces beer!

So now you work out every day
You're getting very fit –
It's such a change and I was forced
To gently question it …

"It's for the honeymoon," he said
"Beyond that – don't ask why –"
I'm quite naïve, but think I read
The twinkle in his eye.

So fit for then, and fit for me
And I hope fit for life,
And Barry, I will do my best
To be the perfect wife.

As for yourself don't ever change
There's nothing I want more;
Except … could you just once pick up
Your clothes from off the floor?

That would be nice, but Barry know
That if that can't be done
I won't complain for always you
Will be the only one.

You are my angel and I bless
The day that you were born
And pray you will attend to me
As often as your lawn.

A poem written for David & Lizzie's Wedding on Election Day 2005 read by 11 year old Gabrielle (with thanks to Lynne for allowing us to use the poem on the website)

Today's the day when people choose,
Our voting halls are busy;
Who cares who David voted for
But we're glad that he chose Lizzie.

And as we wish them happiness,
Please don't let us forget
To wish an equal share of joy
To fall on Harriet.

So now about the lovely pair
These simple lines shall tell
Some childish thoughts - as seen by me -
Lynne's daughter, Gabrielle.

Lizzie's beautiful and blond
And sometimes rather loud;
You'd never fail to notice her -
She stands out in the crowd!

But David - well he's more reserved
And so it proves the fact,
What grown ups often say to me
That "opposites attract".

I know - 'cause I have watched them both
And though I'm young and green,
I understand much better now
What true love really means.

If you have seen, like I have seen,
The love light in their eyes,
You'll know like me - it's meant to be-
The wedding's no surprise.

I don't know much about these things
I'm only just eleven;
But I know the way that people look,
When they have entered heaven.

A Time For Renewal

The snowdrop's gone but soon is seen
The hedges flushed with palest green,
The crocus, cowslips, daffodils -
And winter's void with colour fills.
In their due course each shoot appears-
Life re-asserts itself each year.

How strange that there are very few
Who will their solemn vows renew.
But Nigel, Julie, as we know
Don't with the general current flow:
The gifts they, to each other bring,
Are precious as the gifts of spring:
To Earth's great laws they humbly bow
And they renew each solemn vow.

Ten years! - Each with each other blessed;
Ten years of happiness possessed;
Ten years on and Nigel truly,
Madly, deeply still loves Julie;
And she her Nigel will adore,
With equal love for evermore.

Let's see their marital success
As template for our happiness:
Like them, be loyal, caring, kind
And so like them, the more we'll find
That giving reaps its own reward -
A marriage where each one's adored.

To you our gratitude is due
Give thanks to God for knowing you;
And may God their, future bless
With ten more years of happiness.

An extract of a poem written for those brave enough to marry on April 1st

It's April Fools Day – as we know
It is April the 1st:
To marry now is ominous
Must we expect the worst…?

We thought that Robert would wed Kate
But now…perhaps he won't;
And when he's asked to say "I do"
He'll say "Oh no, I don't!"

But then the laugh might be on him
If Kate has some joke planned…
"Look Robert here's a wedding ring
Already on my hand!"

But in Kate's eyes I've seen love's light
Shine time and time again;
And Robert? It's enough to say
That he's come back from Spain.

So there will be no silly pranks,
Such things they're well above;
The only folly that they share
Is that they're fools for love….

I know Kate is, for as we know
She has been wed before;
And "I will never wed again"_
That was the oath she swore.

Though Kate felt strongly at the time,
There came another day
When helpless in the face of love
That oath did melt away.

And Robert loved the single life
He liked to live that way…
He liked the pubs
He liked the clubs
And often he was heard to say
"A bachelor I'll stay!"

"The best laid plans of mice and men"
- This proverb's often heard.
So just when Rob thought he was safe
Love made him eat his words.
So both are fools – thank God they are –
Cause Love has found a way;
And let this date – April the First –
Be April Lover's Day.

An extract of a poem written for Darren and Sam's Wedding (with thanks to Hayley for allowing us to use the poem on the website)

I'll introduce myself to you
I'm Hayley and I am
A kind of spokesman on behalf
Of faithful friends of Sam.

We girls are pretty close you know
And loyal, hard and tough;
We had to know that for our Sam
This bloke was good enough.

So Darren came before our court
We were severe and strict;
We'd soon see if he measured up –
If every box were ticked.

To start with most important things
There had to be no doubt …
As far as any of us knew
This man had not "come out".

Bring forth the witness, he must speak
Before he can be wed.
So Darren swore to tell the truth
And this is what he said:

"I joined the Navy for a while
But had a dreadful fright:
It was when I was off on leave,
And it was late at night.

"There's someone following me I thought
Who can be in pursuit?
I stopped and faced him – he smiled back
And said 'My God, you're cute' …

"With hand on hip, the other limp
He smiled a sickly smile
'Oh no,' I thought, 'It's time to run.'
I must have run a mile."

We girls – we justices who sat
In high and solemn state
Most regally pronounced to all
"This man – this man is straight."

Another 'fault' we must address
Is Darren just a fraud?
He dined her most expensively:
The chef had some award.

It was some posh 5 star hotel
I don't remember which,
And Sam was really most impressed
And thought him very rich.

But when the tricky truth came out
He tried hard to escape her –
You see he'd got it all half price
From a coupon in the paper.

The jury pondered for a while
But Darren's pretty fit,
And as we rather fancied him
We … disregarded it.

But mind you get in no more scrapes
Like when you were quite small,
And climbed into a plastic pipe
And couldn't move at all.

The story is you squeezed in there
And got in through the spout;
They had to call the Fire Brigade
To come and get you out.

But overall we think you'll do
The court shall now adjourn
When we come back, I shall change tack –
Then Sam – it is your turn.

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