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Special Occasions - When Might You Want a Bespoke Poem?

Wedding party speeches (Father of the Bride, Best Man)

Unique wedding place settings
Why not tell your own love story from first date to proposal? Guaranteed to make your guests both laugh and cry! Perfect keepsakes to treasure forever!

Marriage proposal
Looking for inspiration for a different and exciting marriage proposal? Why not surprise your spouse-to-be with a romantic/witty poem about your relationship. Could be written in a card or even recited to the love of your life!

Hen party
“And so Cinderella has now found her fella….”Give your hen the perfect send off!

Stag party

Valentines Day
“I love you more than pink champagne, I love you more than shoes….” Unusual Valentines gift for your loved one!

Birthdays – milestone, special, verses for surprise invitations etc

Graduation

Corporate affairs, retirement, colleagues leaving
Divorce parties - For Worse or Worser!!!

How to order your poem
If you would like a bespoke, personal poem, please email helen@forbetterorverse.co.uk for initial consultation, outlining who and what the poem is for. I will then contact you with a list of questions to ensure I have enough information to write the perfect poem for your occasion! There may be some questions irrelevant to your occasion, or some you may not wish to answer, so please leave blank if you would prefer.

A minimum of ten days notice required.

On receipt of your information, I will contact you to confirm your details and ensure your requirements are fully met.
A sample draft version of your poem will be sent for your review. Should further editing or amendments be required, I will carry these out to ensure your complete satisfaction.

Payment is required in full before your final version is received.


Pricing
100 pounds sterling (payable via the paypal link http://www.forbetterorverse.co.uk/). This includes initial consultation and on-going correspondence to ensure complete satisfaction. Optional requirements (email/framed/multiple copies to be discussed at consultation. NB Framed copy may require additonal P&P).

The Haiti Prayer

The Haiti Prayer

One Tuesday
Far from grace
An earth child brought pain and sorrow
To a place
Poor in wealth but not in values
Misery, ignored the plea
And struck at sixteen fifty-three
Let’s embrace
Our friends of today
And tomorrow


Mend the hearts
Of Port-au-Prince
Look deep into your soul
Give aid, persuade, convince
Our love we’ll measure
Give up our guilty pleasures
For you, we are there
Say the Haiti prayer…


World’s apart
But we share
In this parallel universe
An existence hard to contemplate
Or imagine
Dignified, strong and brave
Mass destruction to mass graves
Lives lost, survivors
Finding their strength, within


Mend the hearts
Of Port-au-Prince
Look deep into your soul
Give aid, persuade, convince
Our love we’ll measure
Give up our guilty pleasures
Forgive their debt
The hurt we can't forget.


Don’t rest until
There’s peace and calm and still
Let’s rue the day
The earth did kill…


Capricorn quake
Her ugly trait
Pessimistic, shakes and tremors
Shook our hearts
As we watched the terror unfold
Haiti hope, love, faith and joy
For the Haiti girls and boys
The saddest story
Ever to be told


Mend the hearts
Of Port-au-Prince
Look deep into your soul
Give aid, persuade, convince
Our love we’ll measure
Give up our guilty pleasures
For you, we are there
Say the Haiti prayer….

Mend the hearts
Of Port-au-Prince
Look deep into your soul
Give aid, persuade, convince
Our love we’ll measure
Give up your guilty pleasures
Forgive their debt
The hurt we can't forget.

Narcissism Football Club (NFC)

A new football team is on the block,
Called ‘Narcissism FC’
They’ve recruited a new captain,
Let's call him...'JT'.

The Powers-That-Be at 'Narcissism',
Wanted him straight away,
"He's perfect for our team", They said,
"And he can also play.

He's very good at what he does,
He shoots, he scores; he wins.
He can kick a ball, but most of all,
He represents our deadly sins.

There are seven sins, at NFC,
Each player must possess at least four,
They don't have to be bright,
Or read or write,
Just have qualities we all abhor”.

Number 1, Entitlement
Must consider oneself unique,
And fall in love with own reflection
Just like that daft young Greek...

Who rejected the desperate advances,
Of the nymph, Echo,
No chance that happening these days,
In fact, it’s the only way they know.

Without further ado, Number 2,
Also a very ugly trait,
JT needs a defender,
Let’s call this one....‘Cole-gate’.

Most unlike his namesake,
He’s neither fresh nor clean,
He (allegedly) enjoys a quite night in
Flashing pearly whites at his mobile screen.

So No 2, ‘Magical Thinking’
That they're above the law and press,
Get up to any old antics,
Yawn....always under duress.

No.3, ‘Bad Boundaries’
Of these they know no end,
Secret liaisons behind a loved ones back,
And also a best friend.

You get the gist on all other points,
4, 5, 6 and 7,
Let’s think about the girls you hurt,
They’ll all have a place in heaven.

You hide behind your centre half
Wagging her loyal tail
Pass feelings by, deny and lie,
Are you mouse or male?

Well, there’s a new breed of WAG about
These girls are 'Wise and Great'
Tremble and frisson to the second division
Girls - it’s time to relegate!