A long poem by Verlaine called En patinant which is a very sexy poem about loving someone through the seasons:
L'automne, heureusement, avec Son jour froid et ses bises rudes, Vint nous corriger, bref et sec, De nos mauvaises habitudes,
Et nous induisit brusquement En l'élégance réclamée De tout irréprochable amant Comme de tout digne aimée I translated this snippet of it for Colin a while back: Fortunately the autumn brought Its cold days and its brisk north winds To correct our bad habits; we ought To accept its dry, curt discipline
And act like the kind of lovers who Are elegant, even refined: I, impeccably behaved, and you Beloved, noble in mind.
Lots of stuff that my Dad recited to us when we were kids, I think probably my most favourite is GK Chesterton's The rolling English road.
The poem that's quoted in our ketubah, Sachki ('Laugh') by Saul
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So my top 5 is poems (although of course I won't hold you to them forever, it's too big a category)
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And thank you for an excellent top 5 category!
L'automne, heureusement, avec
Son jour froid et ses bises rudes,
Vint nous corriger, bref et sec,
De nos mauvaises habitudes,
Et nous induisit brusquement
En l'élégance réclamée
De tout irréprochable amant
Comme de tout digne aimée
I translated this snippet of it for Colin a while back: Fortunately the autumn brought
Its cold days and its brisk north winds
To correct our bad habits; we ought
To accept its dry, curt discipline
And act like the kind of lovers who
Are elegant, even refined:
I, impeccably behaved, and you
Beloved, noble in mind.
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