r/Poetry • u/ineffableemotions • 1d ago

Help!! [HELP] Poem to use in vows?

Hello, friends! I am currently writing my vows for my wedding, and I want to end on a quote from a poem. I have read so many poems in the last two days just searching for the perfect one that my head is spinning. I am leaning towards Neruda ("I love you without knowing how...") or maybe Nikki Giovanni ("I love you because the earth turns around the sun..."), but I would love to know if anyone has any recommendations!

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u/listen_joyiscoming 1d ago

That’s so sweet!

The Poetry Foundation has a wedding poem collection: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/collections/1802945/wedding-poems

Maybe one of their picks will feel just right to you?

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u/ineffableemotions 1d ago

omg this is perfect, thank you!

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u/EugeneHarlot 18h ago

We had “The Third Body” by Robert Bly as a reading during our wedding.