The Friday Fling Writes Odes to Weddings!
Friday Fling #131 June 3rd 2011
It’s June, and as we all know, June is…wedding month! Everybody and his or her brother Fred gets married this month, and if not this month, then some other month, or if not then, then the don’t. If they are British royalty, they get married in May. This time.
Weddings are a holy ceremony, hallowed in time and memory. You have the wedding march, the vows, the exchange of rings, the reception, and…well let’s stop there, this is a family blog.
What are your most precious wedding memories, your own or someone else’s? What is the most special and/or memorable moment of any wedding you ever experienced? If it’s special, or unusual, we want to hear about it! Inquiring poets want to know!
As you know, the Fling is not only a place for timely topics, it’s also a place for formal formats. Since weddings are special events, we thought this would be a good time for you to try an ode. An ode to a wedding. A new one, happening this year, or an ode one. Ha ha.
Shadow poetry.com defines odes simply as: An Ode is a poem praising and glorifying a person, place or thing.
An Ode To Dreamers
When dreamers dream
And lovers love
Do they receive their visions
From heaven above?
Or do they originate
Where all things start
Within our minds
Within our hearts?
I know not all
But what I do know is this
You cannot build a Kingdom
Upon a flimsy wish
So believe in your dreams
Follow them blind
Lest you loose them all,
To the hands of time.
Copyright © 2000 B. R. Jording
Ode To A Butterfly
Oh! the butterfly
he flutters all day,
he roams the skies
with some delay.
He alights on trees, fences
and roses,
to whatever attracts his fancy
he will do his poses.
He’s up, he’s down
he dances with the breeze,
he comes, he goes
and does it with ease.
As I watch him
in pure delight,
I begin to wonder
if he knows his own plight.
For soon spring turns into summer
then summer flies quickly by,
the sun setting early
into a darkening sky.
The butterfly is gone now
replaced by snow,
but he will be back again
to put on his beautiful show.
Copyright © 2001 Lorraine Nisbet
So odes can rhyme or not, be divided into stanzas or not, they are not so much a format as a type of poem written to a theme of praise.
This week the Friday Fling writes odes about memories that never grow ode, about weddings!
Be sure to save time to read and comment unodiously about your fellow Pals’ nuptial recollections or anticipations. Then go off and enjoy your weekend! Maybe go to a wedding. But only if you are invited. Or it’s your own. -Bob/Scotorum and Michelle K.
Fickle Finger of Fate Award for May 27th 2011
Congratulations Rebel!
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Good evening everyone!
Here’s a very common wedding song
Beautiful blog!!!!!
If this is hard to read please ZOOM your browser to 150% ~ This is a collb between Me, Bob, and Colleen B I so hope you enjoy it!!!
If you have not listened to this song You so have to!!!
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Dee
For those who prefer their marriage poetry a little lighter…and darker…
Great writes…kudos with thumbs up left for all…and hearted too! 🙂 :love:
Time for me to call it a night.. see ya tomorrow in the morning before I go to work and again in the afternoon sometime. Have a wonderful evening!
Matrimonious Ceremonious
Licensed by a gun
Poor ol boy was cornered
weren’t no where ta run
Matrimonious Ceremonious
It’s the Hillbilly Way
got caught with Joe Bob’s daughter
out there in the hay.
Matrimonious Ceremonious
Her overall were brand new
whut with her varicose veins
She was wearing something blue
Matrimonious Ceremonious
Folks came from miles around
All of them relations
All a little unsound
Matrimonious Ceremonious
No need fer feelin blue
Whut after a jug of moonshine
The Groom were happy too!
Matrimonious Ceremonious
Ended with great cheer
The story has been told now
Y’all come back now…Hear?!
To Rebel for Fickle Finger of Freggin Friday Fun Award
:love:
Way up in the church window
High
I saw a whole
To the sky
It was jut beside
Jesus’ eye.
I tell you truth
This is no lie.
On this winter
Day so cold,
I was but 19
Years old
The man beside me
Was 18
With a minister
Standing
In between
Silk pink dress
His Summer dress blues
that’s how we whispered
Our ido’s
I had no voice
The preacher
Could hear
He bent so close
With his red beard
Near
Will you take this man
To be your own
This woman to keep
For ever more?
I hoped he wouldn’t bolt
For the door,
I’ll take her longer
Than Eternity
And more.
And as we parted from the church
I heard my husband say.
I don’t have much
But for goodness sake
Get Jesus
Patched up!
Same goes for this post!! If the text is too small just ZOOM your browser *smiling*
Loved all the writes!
Here is my contribution:
Ode to Magic
The time we knew each other was short
But still the magic that we saw
Trumped loving friend and family retort
Concerned about the hasty call
They gathered round in tropical park
To wish us well as we set off
And saw us happy as a lark
Amidst the sweat and nervous cough
Soon they saw the magic too
And wished a little more of their own
Seeking what we already knew
Embraced and nurtured as it’s grown
Ten years have passed now since we met
The ties that bind us ever strong
The chance we took without regret
Made magic last with our love song
Rbt 6/3/11
Such a beautiful blog, theme and poetry!
An Ode Tooo Da Toad ~
As III Tot III’d Git Old ~
Before III’d Propose ~
Butt AAA Certain Pink Lily
Made Meee Quite Silly ~
& Giv Meee Gooose Bumps
Clean Down Tooo Myyy Toes ~
AAA Perfect Pink Rose ~
For Myyy Stuck Up Nose ~
Da One Who Knows Da Real Meee !!!
Sheee Makes Meee Quite Really ~
Sooo Soft & Sooo Frilly ~
Tooo Feeely & Filll Myyy Every Neeed ~
Dan Bess Said Sheee’d Marry Meee ~
Whoooopie AAA Bump Ona Stump ~
III Hop & III Jump ~
III Dance Sooo Merrily ~
Doin Da Jig ~ Like AA Certain Pink Pig ~
Happy Asss AAA Hog In Mudd Could Beee !!!
Or AAA Dog Who’s Scratchin Fer Fleas ~
Ahhhh Yeees Bess Dats Da Spot !!!
& Sheee’s Quite Hot !!!
Dont Even Mind myyy Toe Cheeese ~
As She Ask !!! PaLeaz Bump Its Time You Wash Yer Feeet !!!
Splashin In Bogs Tooo Wash Myyy Self Clean ~
Squirt Squirt Sum Smelll Good On Meee Pitts & Cheeeks ~
Lick AAA Good Toad Should ~ Now AAA Bump Has Got Wood ~
For Alll Th_ World Tooo Seee ~
III Even Brush Myyy Teeeth ~ Seeee !!!
Now III Smile ALLL dA tIME… Tooo Find ???
Dat Sheee Would & Could Lov AAA Frog Lick Meee !!!
Written & Smitten Byyy Da Bump ~
Overseeen Byyy Bess !!! As Sheee Watches Very Carefully !!!
g.T ??? Welll Heee’s On AAA Vacation !!!
® TM © WITHIN…
loven this and all of your beautiful writings hug’s all of you!
For you and your sweetie, Bump! I thought of you when I came across this picture.
here is another’n
and anotherinn!! :love: :love: :love: :love:
This is to all the ladies who get cold dog’s
Even through the years
Stumbling through many tears
Our Love conquered all.
Life threw many curves
The good outweighed the bad times
Our Love conquered all.
The sun is setting
our summer turns into fall
Our love conquers all.