Ceremony Readings

I think that is beautiful and not one Ive read before.

I hope you don't mind if I save it to my portfolio

Karina x

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The idea in the final verse seems to be of the freedom of love being like the dove and the bee. You can't stop the bird from changing or the bee from flying around, or 'fettered love from dying' i.e. you can't stop love in chains from dying. So if you read it that 'the knot there's no untying' (marriage, tying the knot) is trapping love then it will die.

If it was me I'd read the poem but miss the last verse as all the other sentiments about it are lovely.

I think it's a lovely piece of writing but the last verse makes it negative to me, like freedom is stronger than the love?

Thanks, I think i will keep looking!

I like the poem but am not too sure about it.

if anyone know of any nice scottish poems / readings please let me know! - other than the obvious Burns choice of course! xxxx

What about Edwin Morgan's Love:

Love rules. Love laughs. Love marches. Love is the wolf that guards the gate. Love is the food of music, art, poetry. It fills us and fuels us and fires us to create. Love is terror. Love is sweat. Love is bashed pillow, crumpled sheet, unenviable fate. Love is the honour that kills and saves and nothing will ever let that high ambiguity abate. Love is the crushed ice that tingles and shivers and clinks fidgin-fain for the sugar-drenched absinth to fall on it and alter its state. With love you send a probe So far from the globe No one can name the shoals the voids the belts the zones the drags the flares it signals all to leave all and to navigate. I'm considering it for ours. But can I ask why not Burns? I love a burns poem! There are loads of them - not just the really well known ones. It's worth looking into some of them. But then I love Burns (and am definitely having one of his poems at ours lol!) so I would say that! PS - no idea what's going on with the formatting of my post! Sorry - hope it's readable haha!

That Edwin Morgan one is nice - I will add it to my list!

I do love burns too - but didnt want something too predictable (A red red rose), can you recommend a buns poem i might not have come across? I dont seem to be finding too much.

thanks! xxxx

O This Is No My Ain Lassie - it's a song so there's a chorus bit which makes it quite long but it's beautiful

On Wedding Rings - it's really short but if you're having gold wedding rings it's very sweet

Lassie Wi' The Lint-White Locks - again this is a song and might not be relevant (like if you're a brunette or red-head haha)

The Blue-Eyed Lassie - same as the last one haha!

It depends what you want out of Burns though - a lot of his really lovely love poems are about a specific woman so it depends if you want that in your ceremony or not. Don't feel I'm pushing Burns btw - I totally love him but it's not for everyone. I don't want the same as everyone else as well - I like being different - so I can see not wanting the more well known ones. Your best bet is just to Google love poems (or Scottish love poems if you want that specifically) until you hit on one you like.

I was going to suggest Edwin Morgan too, beautiful poem. Have you thought about a Celtic blessing rather than a poem? It's not exactly Scottish but it is beautiful

May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face;
the rains fall soft upon your fields
and until we meet again,
may God hold you in the palm of His hand.

Thanks!

I have decided to go with burns An I’ll Kiss thee yet, yet by Robert Burns, adapted to a reading.....

When in my arms, wi' a' thy charms
I clasp my countless treasure
I seek nae mair o' Heav'n to share
Than sic a moment's pleasure

Ilk care and fear, when thou art near
I ever mair defy them
Young kings upon their hansel throne
Are no sae blest as I am

And by thy e'en, sae bonie blue
I swear I'm thine for ever
And on thy lips I seal my vow
And break it shall I never

Love it! Excellent choice!