A personalised marriage poem which explores the extraordinary and everyday aspects of being in a relationship. Can be adapted to suit the couple.
Our clever marriage print is a memorable gift for weddings, anniversaries and valentines day. It is also suitable as a wedding reading.
Please hover over images to confirm colour - grey, green, taupe. NB print comes unframed.
Written by Bespoke Verse poet Joanna Miller, this poem has featured in 'Wedding Ideas Magazine' and 'Perfect Wedding Magazine'.
You can add a personalised message of two lines - to do this we remove the last two lines of the poem (lines 25 and 26). Message us if you would like two other lines removed instead.
The poem comes as an unframed A4 print, but we would be happy to frame it for you - see below.
What is a Marriage? (NB: You must contact us for permission if you want to use or reproduce this poem at your wedding.)
It’s loving & cherishing, loyally relishing.
It’s hosting & toasting & Sunday roasting
It’s enduring, alluring & most reassuring
It’s guessing, confessing & nightly undressing.
It’s often surprising, involves compromising
It’s mending, depending, & can be heart-rending
It’s trying, relying, a little white lying
It’s snoring, adoring, occasionally boring.
It’s knowing & showing, & mutually growing
It’s packing & moving, anxiety soothing
It’s having & holding, the odd little scolding
It’s nursing, & cursing when driving (reversing.)
It’s compliment giving & always forgiving
It’s planning & booking & help with unhooking
It’s sharing & caring & dressing gown wearing
It’s walking, it’s talking & bottle uncorking.
It’s tender supporting & raucous cavorting
It’s secret confiding & shoulder providing
It’s readily praising & often amazing
It’s liking, respecting & calmly accepting.
It’s cleaning, it’s mopping, it’s waltzing & bopping
It’s needing, conceding & possibly breeding
It’s chatting, conspiring & thoughts of retiring
It’s playing & paying, it’s coping & staying.
It’s comfort when weeping, a warm body sleeping (removed for message)
It’s lives interweaving and always believing... (removed for message)
That’s what makes a marriage.
Copyright Joanna Miller,.