Reading Suggestion

CBFi

Hi,

Anyone have a suggestion for a relatively short reading that isn't too sentimental/ sappy for a guy to read. I need one for my brother and can't find anything nice.

Thanks!

stickybookmark

religious or no?

MeAuldSegotia

Cloths of Heaven

William Butler Yeats

Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half-light,
I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.

MeAuldSegotia

Cloths of Heaven

William Butler Yeats

Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half-light,
I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.


I think romantic without being all gushy about love.

Mimojo

Scaffolding — by Seamus Heaney

Masons, when they start upon a building,
Are careful to test out the scaffolding;

Make sure that planks won’t slip at busy points,
Secure all ladders, tighten bolted joints.

And yet all this comes down when the job’s done
Showing off walls of sure and solid stone.

So if, my dear, there sometimes seems to be
Old bridges breaking between you and me

Never fear. We may let the scaffolds fall
Confident that we have built our wall.

This Day I Married my Best Friend

This day I married my best friend
the one I laugh with as we share life's wonderous zest,
as we find new enjoyments and experience all that's best.
the one I live for because the world seems brighter
as our happy times are better and our burdens feel much lighter.
the one I love with every fiber of my soul.
We used to feel vaguely incomplete, now together we are whole.

annoyedgal

Can't remember full thing but it's a reading from the book of sirach, old testament.
A faithful friend is a sturdy shelter, he that has found one has found a treasure......
Google search will get you the full thing. Very short and a great sentiment without any soppiness. My brother read it at our wedding.

emmagination

I was going to suggest Scaffolding too

We're having that and a reading called "Our Great Adventure" by Pamela Dugdale.

CBFi

Hi everyone, just noticing there's replies to this thread now. The funny thing is, I kept reading through Irish poetry after starting the thread and ended up picking out Scaffolding by Heaney. What a strange coincidence! Thanks for all the replies.

stickybookmark

CBFi wrote: »

Hi everyone, just noticing there's replies to this thread now. The funny thing is, I kept reading through Irish poetry after starting the thread and ended up picking out Scaffolding by Heaney. What a strange coincidence! Thanks for all the replies.

Scaffolding is frequently said at weddings

Mimojo

CBFi wrote: »

Hi everyone, just noticing there's replies to this thread now. The funny thing is, I kept reading through Irish poetry after starting the thread and ended up picking out Scaffolding by Heaney. What a strange coincidence! Thanks for all the replies.

Great choice, we had our bestman read this & it was lovely! All the best :-)

solerina

I love scaffolding....fantastic for weddings