Reading about Love

My niece is getting married next year.  We have talked about me doing a reading during the ceremony.  Because of this I’ve been reading a lot of poems and writings about love.  I found this one recently:

It isn’t the one but I like it for what it is.

Here is a poem about love by Garrison Keillor.

A Love Poem

A summer night, and you, and paradise,
So lovely and so full of grace,
Above your head, the universe has hung its lights,
And I reach out my hand to touch your face.

I believe in impulse, in all that is green,
Believe in the foolish vision that comes true,
Believe that all that is essential is unseen,
And for this lifetime I believe in you.

All of the lovers and the love they made:
Nothing that was between them was a mistake.
All that is done for love’s sake,
Is not wasted and will never fade.

All who have loved will be forever young
and walk in grandeur on a summer night
along the avenue.
They live in every song that is sung
and every painting of pure light
and every Pas De Deux.

O love that shines from every star,
Love reflected in the silver moon;
It is not here, but it’s not far.
Not yet, but it will be here soon.

It is also not the one but I like it too.  Garrison Keillor has a new book out called 77 Love Sonnets.  It is also available in audiobook form.  I subscribe to his Writer’s Almanac podcast through Itunes.  I like the way he reads poetry.