This week's ceremony reading is our second offering from this iconic Persian poet, it's This Marriage by Rumi. An evocative poem, doused in imagery, this one will tie in beautifully with the vows of a couple who love to cook or travel together.

This Marriage by Rumi

May these vows and this marriage be blessed.
May it be sweet milk,
this marriage, like wine and halvah.
May this marriage offer fruit and shade
like the date palm.
May this marriage be full of laughter,
our every day a day in paradise.
May this marriage be a sign of compassion,
a seal of happiness here and hereafter.
May this marriage have a fair face and a good name,
an omen as welcomes the moon in a clear blue sky.
I am out of words to describe
how spirit mingles in this marriage.

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