When Mark and I decided to have a commitment ceremony, it was immediately clear to me that I couldn’t recite anyone else’s words. So we explored what we wanted the ceremony to say, and then I wrote it. Written in rhyme (natch), the ceremony explores the nature of relationships, looking at traits common to none, some, all and specifically, ours. The entire ceremony was originally presented in a program book, and posted here are two posters made from the program book. The audio for this is done individually, so each section of the ceremony is recorded separately.
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I knew first how this poem would end–”I’m in no rush, none whatsoever”
Not long before this was written, we lost our beloved dog Boris. Like Annie Lennox sings–”what won’t kill you will make you strong.” It didn’t kill us. The “stand we took with ours” refers to our commitment ceremony.
A routine test revealed a possible problem with Mark’s heart. We didn’t know how serious, but I tend to go right to the worst case scenario, and then work my way back. The vows, of course, refer to those in our commitment ceremony.
Mark like green bananas. My commitment is that he should always have them.
