Help identifying poem

SarahS2013

So, I came across a short poem a while back and thought I saved it or took a screenshot of it. Clearly I thought wrong :rolleyes:

It was about marriage and how it can be both extraordinary as well as ordinary, exciting as well as boring.

Long shot but I don't suppose anyone knows the poem I'm talking about? I can't find it anywhere

Pistachios & cream

Could it be Ordinary morning by Joyce Grenfell

razorblunt

That's what I thought too. Heard it at the last wedding I was at and I thought it was brilliant.

It felt like an ordinary mornin
It began in an ordinary way
And then, without warning
Became extraordinary day.
Hadn’t the slightest sort of inkling -
No-one said love was on its way -
And then, within a twinkling
Without the smallest inkling
It became an extraordinary day.
For there you were
And the whole world stood still
There you were,
I loved you then, and I always will.
At first, an ordinary morning
Began in an ordinary way,
And then my heart was beating
At this ordinary meeting
And we both knew
This was not an ordinary day.

Gatica

I had saved some readings for ours, I thought your OP rang a bell, but I didn't spot it in my doc, here's a copy of one that's quite similar in sentiment methinks:
THE ART OF MARRIAGE
~ Author Wilferd A. Peterson ~
http://www.todays-weddings.com/planning/readings/art_marriage.html
Happiness in marriage is not something that just happens.
A good marriage must be created.
In the art of marriage the little things are the big things...
It is never being too old to hold hands.
It is remembering to say "I love you" at least once a day.
It is never going to sleep angry.
It is at no time taking the other for granted;
the courtship should not end with the honeymoon,
it should continue through all the years.
It is having a mutual sense of values and common objectives.
It is standing together facing the world.
It is forming a circle of love that gathers in the whole family.
It is doing things for each other, not in the attitude
of duty or sacrifice, but in the spirit of joy.
It is speaking words of appreciation
and demonstrating gratitude in thoughtful ways.
It is not looking for perfection in each other.
It is cultivating flexibility, patience,
understanding and a sense of humour.
It is having the capacity to forgive and forget.
It is giving each other an atmosphere in which each can grow.
It is finding room for the things of the spirit.
It is a common search for the good and the beautiful.
It is establishing a relationship in which the independence is equal,
dependence is mutual and the obligation is reciprocal.
It is not only marrying the right partner, it is being the right partner.
It is discovering what marriage can be, at its best.

splinter65

For my tastes, that’s too long. Something of 7 or 8 lines is all of the attention span of your average wedding guest!

GingerLily

SarahS2013 wrote: »

So, I came across a short poem a while back and thought I saved it or took a screenshot of it. Clearly I thought wrong :rolleyes:

It was about marriage and how it can be both extraordinary as well as ordinary, exciting as well as boring.

Long shot but I don't suppose anyone knows the poem I'm talking about? I can't find it anywhere

This is annoying me because I've definitely heard this too and I don't think it's any of the ones mentioned

SarahS2013

Guys I found it!

To be fair I sent ye in the completely wrong direction, as it doesn't mention marriage at all!

Life is amazing
And then it's awful
And then it's amazing again.
And in between the amazing and the awful,
it's ordinary and mundane and routine.
Breathe in the amazing, hold on through the awful,
And relax and exhale during the ordinary.
That's just living.
Heartbreaking, soul-healing, amazing, awful, ordinary life.
And it's breathtakingly beautiful.

- LR Knost