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About Wedding Poems
by Mariano Tomaszewski
Copyright © 2006. All rights reserved.
What makes a poem a “wedding poem?” First let’s see what is a common
definition of poem. One can say that a poem is a delightful and lovely
piece of literary work written in verse. In particular, as a lexical
entry specifies, it is a “verse writing of high quality, great beauty,
emotional sincerity, intensity, or profound insight,” usually coming
along with “rhythmic
grace,” “decorative style,” and “metaphorical qualities.” And what is a
“wedding” poem? Well, obviously it needs to be related on some level to
either the wedding day or marriage. There are multiple potential
connections between a poem or its contents and the wedding.
A
poem may be qualified as a “wedding poem” because it mentions the
wedding day; a day when a man and a woman solemnly and joyfully give
themselves to each other in an exclusive relationship of marriage. If
marriage is taken seriously, then the first day of its existence
deserves a special status and an appropriate poem might be just one of
the ways of honoring this event. Poetic verses become also wedding poetry
when they focus on the persons of the bride, the groom or their
commitment to each other, their families, the vision of their future
married life, etc. Wedding poems can contemplate various dimensions of
love and the meaning of solemnizing this love in a public proclamation.
For example, wedding poem might be beautifully
describing the love for your future spouse in words that are perfectly
expressing what is in your heart. In this case the poem becomes a means
for the expression of your feelings. A poem relates to the nuptial
celebration also because it metaphorically depicts struggles,
challenges, joys and unfailing commitment of the bride and the groom
during the period of their dating. It might be also exactly the same
poem that the groom read to the bride on the day when he proposed.
Although
some wedding poems might have religious character and spiritual overtones
this metaphysical layer is certainly not necessary. In itself wedding poetry expresses a
deeper reflection on marriage, love, persons of the bride, groom or
their families, the vision of their future married life as a happy
journey strengthened and not diminished by trials and daily challenges.
Essentially wedding poems are an optional component for all kinds of
ceremonies. At the same time in church celebrations of marriage some
Catholic priests or other clergy may not allow an insertion of a poem
into the wedding ceremony judging this an external or foreign element to
the wedding liturgy. This depends on the character of a particular
church or parish and the openness of the wedding officiant. For outdoor
ceremonies typically couples have much more flexibility in deciding on
the contents of their ceremony and the selection of a right fragment of
poetry might enhance the overall positive feeling and the impression of
the ceremony. Yet, obviously, wedding poem should not be selected in
order to impress the guests. The only reasons you would allow poetry
into your wedding ceremony is either the meaning of its contents
(wedding, marriage, love, commitment, etc.), or a special
significance of the verses which might be known only to you and your
spouse to be.
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