Full Name: Carla Klein
Who do you want the poem written for?: my husband, Kenneth Klein
Why do you want the poem written ?: We are renewing our wedding vows on May 8th on a beach in Hawaii while vacationing there.
Key Messages: I want him to know how much it means to me that he really wants to marry ME! Again! How good it feels to know that he loves me that much, to let him know how happy I am that we've stayed together, and that I keep falling deeper in love with him.
Memorable Moments: We've had many exciting adventures during our 12 year marriage. Hot air ballooning in Australia, snorkeling the Great Barrier reef, holding a baby Koala bear, fishing the Bahamas, walking the beach in Mexico, seeing the white tigers eye to eye in Vegas, cruising with friends in Alaska - and now, planning a trip to Hawaii. Building our dream home on 3 acres right on the river; the many days far out in the ocean on our boat just he and I under the sun catching fish; the farm days raising all the animals including our little pigmy goats and our baby deer. A lot of my friends are envious of our lifestyle, but we've also had our share of hard times. After Ken asked me to marry him the first time he later said he didn't mean it - but then told me he was only kidding - but that stuck with me and I've never believed he really wanted to marry me. It really means the world to me to be able to believe now that he really WANTS to marry me now. I feel like a kid getting ready for her big day! In the last few years he had become angry a lot, I became convinced he really hated me. I would rather live alone, broke, with just my cats for the rest of my life than be miserable with a husband. I finally told him in 2001 that I wanted to leave, he begged me to stay which surprised me, I didn't think he would care if I was gone. But I did stay and we are closer than ever now. We've broken each others hearts at times but we've both learned to treat each other better and to enjoy each other.
Other Comments: Although we've had our rough times I don't really want to say much about those times. This is a happy time and all that matters now is today and our future. I like to sing and he says he thinks I'm good enough to be a star (except I'm too much of a home body). I want him to know that he is my song, my heartbeat.
Style: romantic
Package Type: Unique
Kenneth, My Sweetman
There have been times in our twelve years,
when simply put, we just didn't get along,
we hurt each other's hearts
and sometimes we did each other wrong.
But our seeds of greatness grew in those valleys,
that's where our love decided to grow,
it not only grew but it blossomed
and now there's a few things you need to know.
Firstly, your love for me, enough to marry me again,
is such an incredibly beautiful start,
you are my one and only true love
and once again, My Leo, you've captured my heart.
You'll never, ever have to worry again,
because this girl is never going to say goodbye,
as far as I'm concerned, we're together for life
and no matter what, I'm going to give it my best try.
For our marriage to have survived the tears and the pain,
it must be something that is so immeasurably strong,
so just know that I love you with all my heart
and Kenneth, I'll never, ever do you wrong.
I've never loved you as much as I do today,
standing here on this Hawaiian beach
and fittingly, our dreams of paradise,
are real and finally within our reach.
It hasn't always been easy,
but truly, you are now my best friend
I believe we are meant to be together,
and I will love you until our journeys end.
Because you're all I have in this world,
I will love you longer than forever
you are my heart, my song, my life,
I promise I will leave you never.
God must know how I love you so,
once again, he's blessed us as man and wife,
so come dream with me, my precious love
as I've dreamed of this love all my life. |
|
Copyright www.agiftofpoetry.co.uk 2009
Allen Jesson
Comments:
We just got back. The ceremony was beautiful and Ken cried when I read the poem, as did I.
Carla"
This is a good example of the collaborative process and the creative energy that goes into making A Gift Of Poetry:
(Received after the first draft)
OH MY GOD!! That is incredible! Now that I've dried my eyes to some extent I think I can try to respond. Ken has been home with me all day and I've been dying to check my email - he just got called in to the hospital so this is my first chance. I did think of something else that I would like to try to include - the song that I've always told him from the very beginning was my song to him. It is Whitney Houston's All The Man That I Need. The chorus is "He fills me up, He gives me love, More love than I've ever seen, He's all I've got, He's all I've got in this world, But he's all the man that I need". If you'd like to see the entire lyrics go to www.absolutelyric.com or just listen to the "I'm Your Baby Tonight" CD. If you need to shorten the poem I could live without the reference to our dream home. Our home beautiful and we put an awful lot of sweat into it - but it is just a house, and it won't be our last - we're already looking at buying another 9 acres to build another one - our 4th!
I like the Beach at Sunset paper - we're renewing our vows at sunset on the beach in Hawaii so that is just perfect. And I would love to have it autographed and have the original draft. Please do publish it on your site, just delete our email address.
(Received after the third draft)
"Wow, we are really close. It is just beautiful. Thanks for such a speedy response, I figured it would come in over the weekend when Ken was close by and I wouldn't be able to respond until next week.
There are a couple things that still just don't hit me quite right...
The title - maybe - "Kenneth, my song, my heartbeat". I don't really have any other ideas on this part - do you?
The 3rd verse - the cat thing just isn't working for me, besides Angel Princess was pretty offended that I could love anyone else as much as her ;-). I really like the last two lines of this verse though. How does this, or something similar, sound to you -
"Firstly, your love for me, enough to marry me again,
Is such an incredibly beautiful start,
You are my one and only true love,
and once again, My Leo, you've captured my heart."
The 7th verse - let's delete the "for really" on the second line.
The 8th verse - this song just isn't quite working for me. How about this, or is it just too redundant -
"Because you're all I have in this world,
I promise I will leave you never,
?????
I will love longer than forever."
Lastly - can you find a place, maybe the end, for something like -
"God must know how I love you so,
Once again, he's blessed us as man and wife,
So come dream with me, my Sweetman,
As I've dreamed of this love all my life.
I'm so excited about this. Can't wait to hear from you again!
Carla"
