A VERY NEW POEM FOR A VERY SPECIAL DAY...Hello!
As promised, here is the brand new poem written for and read by me at my friend's Glyn and David's Civil Partnership on Friday 27th April 2012... It's called THE WEDDING BREAKFAST and was written between November 2011 and April 2012. It took me a while to get it just right and was originally conceived more as a song or, at very least, a poem with verses. At one stage it was intended for reading at the reception - but when I was asked to upgrade it for performance at the ceremony itself I decided to make it one verse and rewrote a lot of the early lines. Thankfully it seemed to go down pretty well and I even ended up reading another wedding themed piece at the reception called A LIFE TOGETHER that I wrote a few years back.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy it!
Next week we'll be back on Wednesday to celebrate the 10th anniversary of this blog; to launch a new SHY YETI ON LOCATION video and to discuss the forthcoming show at the Poetry Cafe on Saturday 5th May 2012.
More soon!
Yeti hugs,
Paul xx
P.S. Congratulations once again to Glyn and David!
P.P.S. Did I wear my red top hat when I read - of course I did! Photos to prove it next post!
THE WEDDING BREAKFAST
For Glyn and David's civil partnership ceremony…
It is time to duly toast the happy couple…
It
is time we reached the business of the day…
Now
our friends have made their love affair official…
Three
cheers, yet now I've something more to say!
I
have known this pair of grooms for quite some time now…
They
are looking very smart you will agree!
With
their beards all spruced up nice for the occasion!
They
will pose for photos soon – but for a fee.
A
little later you will see them on the dance-floor –
Well,
rumour has it they've got rhythm by the yard…
They
will pull some disco shapes - such groovy movers!
Get
out their way if they are waltzing extra hard.
You're
very welcome, if you wish - to come and join them...
If
you want to come and have a little whirl!
Come
and dance whichever way you feel best-suited...
An
energetic dozey-doh - or simply twirl!
On
this very special day they’re celebrating...
If
I may, I’d like to offer up a toast!
Of
all the friends I have whose names are Glyn and David;
These
two, they are the ones I like the most...
Ah,
true love is something always to be treasured...
There
are so many choices now for them to make…
My
choices though involve the Wedding Breakfast –
And
my thoughts drift quickly to the actual cake!
I’m
wondering if the grooms on top are bearded...
I’m
wondering if the cake’s shaped like a bear...
I’m
wondering if there’s any chance of seconds!?
Sneak
some home beneath my hat, now would I dare?
I
am informed that they will honeymoon in Venice
Oh,
very nice - I say - a quite fantastic place!
With
all the sights and sounds and quite delicious ice cream!
Is
there some chance that they might squeeze me in their case?
If
I’m very nice to them, perhaps they'll let me...
If
I promise to be good and quite polite!
If
they have themselves some pasta or lasagne...
I’ll
behave myself for just a little bite!
Still,
I must curtail these dreams of foreign travel...
And
sign off on happy thoughts, this special day!
To
our two stupendous grooms, now, here before us...
Let
us wish them all the best, hip hip hooray...
THE WEDDING BREAKFAST will appear in the collection NOT AS SHY AS I WAS which has no exact release date, as yet - but will hopefully be finished by late 2012, early 2013. It and all the contents of this post is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2012.
THE WEDDING BREAKFAST will appear in the collection NOT AS SHY AS I WAS which has no exact release date, as yet - but will hopefully be finished by late 2012, early 2013. It and all the contents of this post is Copyright Paul Chandler, 2012.
