The time you grew into love
silver evenings, golden days
each one a voyage of happy discovery
The time when you knew
shared the joy
began to live
together
The time of your wedding
promises made and love avowed
the future grasped firmly
by the hands
Copyright © 2020 Kim Whysall-Hammond
(with apologies to KLF for borrowing the title)
This poem is for Ingunn Johannesen and Erling Mork, married today in Oslo
I so wish to be there……
Show no emotion, hold everything back
Say ’I think we need a bit of support’ when you are under fatal attack
Go about your business as the world falls apart
Hiding the fear deep in your heart
Delight in the odd, the strange and the weird
Live beside the newcomer, even if they are feared
Chicken Tikka Marsala is our national dish,
An island nation that rarely eats fish,
Throw flowers under a princesses hearse
Life may be difficult but it could always be worse
Marry the outsider, swallow them whole
Quiet, loving and different is the English soul
Copyright © 2015 Kim Whysall-Hammond
First blogged in 2015 and it seems a bit appropriate this week. I admit that both people in the photo not actually English….but its a great photo!
I have loved you for so long
That the moon has moved measurably in its orbit
Islands have grown, jungles fallen
Empires have been toppled
I loved you as a youth
And now at the apogee of your prime
I love you still
Copyright © 2017 Kim Whysall-Hammond
Re-blogged for Valentines Day
