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A Gift of Poetry. The unique gift for every occasion

Your words, your thoughts and feelings. Captured within a gift, A Gift of Poetry. Presented in a uniquely designed, boxed, hand-made card, with your verse of choice as a key emotional focal point. Truly, a 'once-in-a-lifetime' gift, a gift that inspires the heart and touches the soul.

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Wedding Vows

A few heartfelt verses, written from the heart,

will make your service or reception a truly

moving experience.

Poems can be written for invitations,

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(Here's a good example of what can be achieved. Cherie was getting married and she wanted to say something special to her new husband and their children. Cherie kindly gave me permission to share her story).

Strands - Three can't be broken

What is your name? Cherie

Who do you want the poem written for? Gregg

Briefly, why do you want the poem written? Marriage Ceremony

Which type of package would you prefer? Uniquely Written

What are the key messages you would like to send? How I know I can trust him with all my confidences and feelings How much I love him for the values he has for God and family I have the deepest respect for his opinions
I find comfort in his whistle - he can whistle anything and in tune!
When we are together it feels like home.
How proud I am to hear him sing with his beautiful tenor voice
That I will always cherish and love him - (His first wife had an affair and it took Gregg a long time to completely trust me - also his son Luke has Muscular Dystrophy and will have a difficult time in a few more years) I don't want Luke's disease mentioned in the poem, but the idea that I will be Gregg's strength and support when he needs me.

And yes, I love the magic of his touch. The brush of his hand against my cheek, a glance or a smile across the room.

Do you have any funny, sad, happy, embarrassing or otherwise memorable moments that you would like to share?
I have a knack for saying things a bit mixed up and we laugh often over it -
The church icing lot is very parky, or You make my wees kneak.
We like to kayak and bike. We have ridden our bikes across Iowa on a ride called Ragbrai. When we were kayaking I was able to steal his paddle when he wasn't looking and pushed his boat out to the middle of the lake. He laughed so hard. I ended up swimming out to him with the paddle. I love to hear him laugh.
We both sing in the church choir - He's a tenor and I sing alto. We sit in opposite choir lofts during the service. We have a signal that says I love you by lightly tugging on a ear lobe. I am a flutist. Sometimes I have played in church alone or with the flute choir. He always tells me how beautiful I sound and he especially like the low tones and sexy vibrato. We have played the Lord's Prayer together - I love standing next to him making music together. We have both lost jobs and found new jobs. Gregg gave me a card when I lost my job. He won't in it Love ain't nothing if your not there in the hard times. Now's a hard time and I'll be here for you. Lean on me when you're not strong.
We have words and stories that we can only tell each other.

When we were first dating, Gregg and I made First United Church of Christ in Quakertown, PA (or First UCC) our church. Since we were both 49 at the time (3 years ago) some people thought we were married. Gregg would say she's not my wife, she's my girlfriend. Gregg sang a solo with the choir during the service. Afterward, one of the members said, 'Gregg you have such a lovely.. but before she could finish Gregg said "She's not my wife - she's my girlfriend". The lady said," I was going to tell you that you have a lovely voice!"

We got engaged at a bookstore called "Lion Around Books". Gregg had made a book cover that said "Gregg Loves Cherie" on the spine. The cover reads "Cherie, will you Marry Me?" It took me quite awhile to find the book that he had the owner 'plant', even with hints and encouragement. He also had a beautiful three diamond ring for me. A larger stone with two smaller stones on each side. I like to think of it as Gregg and I and God in the center. There is a Bible verse that says Three strands cannot be broken.

Do you have any other comments or thoughts We are getting married this June. He has four boys - Travis 22, Shane 18, Luke and Grant (twins 16). I have a daughter Heather, who has a baby girl Sianna (2 months old) and a son Matt 19. He cares and loves my children as I do his. They don't need new mother or new father at this stage in their lives, but another person to love them - to show them a loving home.

What style of poem would you prefer (happy, sad, romantic etc.)
romantic - happy

Please choose which package you would prefer: Unique

Do you have any last comments or thoughts The first time we met he was wearing a worn leather jacket and brown hat. He brought me flowers. I have saved almost all the petals from the many bouquets he's given me. Some for special occasions, but more often just to say I love you. The sweetest flower he ever gave me was one he picked quickly from his garden before I had to leave. Now, I get to spend most weekends with him and we usually see each other on Wednesday nights. We are both looking forward to the time when I wake up and I don't need to say Good bye. I'm already home.

Strands

There is a Bible verse that says:

“Three strands cannot be broken”,

and I think they’re wise words indeed,

if not the wisest words ever spoken.

Because when I look at my beautiful ring,

I count diamonds, one, two, three,

and I know in my heart what that means,

they represent you, God and me.

And we’re blessed with such wonderful children,

I’m sure they were all conceived in heaven,

and if we were to count our blessings,

with Sianna, they would number seven.

So today, I’m feeling so very lucky,

in truth, I’ve never been so happy in all my life,

because I’m about to marry the man I love,

at last, no more “good-byes”, I’m going to be your wife.

And no more “she’s not my wife – she’s my girlfriend”,

but I’d still like us to be friends for ever more,

and I just wanted to say I’m proud of you,

I guess that’s really what these words are for.

I know I can trust you with those feelings,

because my confidences you’ve never shared,

and I’ve never known a man so good, so whole,

I’ve never known one who truly cared.

I do love you so, so very much,

and your values for God and family,

I have the deepest respect for your opinions,

and it’s so nice when you listen to me.

I find comfort in your whistling,

I know you're near, happy (and always in tune),

and you really mean the Universe to me,

more than the earth, the stars, sun and the moon.

When we are together it feels like home,

and I know my heart has found it’s resting place,

and all I see is kindness, a pure soul,

whenever I look into your incredible face.

I know we have things that we can only tell each other,

but I wanted you to know that I love you very much,

I love the brush of your hand against my cheek,

and yes, I love the magic of your touch.

You gave me a card when I lost my job,

(and this is one of those meaningful rhymes),

because you wrote: “Love ain’t nothing”,

“Love ain't nothing if you’re not there in the hard times”.

So this is my solemn promise to you,

I’ll be faithful forever, I’ll never break your trust,

and when the going gets tough, this tough will get going,

I’ll be with you all the way, ashes to ashes, dust to dust.

I will cherish you and love you forever,

and these are words I know He understands,

because He knows the strength of our love,

and He knows about those unbreakable strands.

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We went to two drafts. With Cherie's kind permission I have shared what she said after the first draft:

"Allen, you have written the words my heart wanted to say but didn't know how. You are truly gifted. There are only a couple of places where I'd like to see if we could agree on a change. I see my words and feelings coming through your pen. I don't want to make any changes that make you uncomfortable. The poem belongs to both of us.

I find comfort in his whistling because I know he is near to me and also that he is happy.

and the mean the Universe to me, (we could just change this to you)

more than the earth, the stars, sun and the moon.

The other line that I'm not quite comfortable with is

all I see is white, a pure soul,

whenever I look into your beautiful face.

I understand that you are referring to white as in pure, however, Gregg is quite fair in complexion and I'm afraid he will think I'm referring to his coloring and not be flattered. Also, I've called him beautiful before, and he always says that men are not beautiful. I disagree but I'm not sure if I should insist. Would it work to change white to kindness and whenever I look into your face and leave out beautiful or replace it with charming? Something else? Comments please. Everything else is perfect!!

                   Key Phrase: (I had trouble deciding, but since it is for our Wedding I've chosen:)

So today, I’m feeling so very lucky,

in truth, I’ve never been so happy in all my life,

because I’m about to marry the man I love,

at last, no more “good-byes”, I’m going to be your wife.

                   Gold Card

                   Personal Message:

                   Dearest Gregg, my husband,

                              I tried to come up with the perfect words to tell you how very much I love you. Particularly for this day, our wedding day.
But I'm not a poet or clever with words. So, I searched the internet and found the solution. Isn't that funny for I found you on the internet too! Well, this time I found a poet who does make magic with words, and with my love for you and his talent, I give you this gift for today and always.

                   From your wife, with all my love,

                   (Leave room for me to sign it)
                   Cherie (name withheld due to timing. Ed.)

Yes, you should always insist on signing your poetry! And I would like the drafts. Thank you so very much.

                   Paper for framing: A Beach at Sunset

                   Yes, you can use whatever parts of the process you want.   I'm proud of it all, too!

                   Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

                   Thanks again,

                   Cherie