Royal
Wedding
Poems
Collected in St Andrews
to celebrate the marriage of Prince William and Miss Kate Middleton.
(photo be Celeste Slomon)
“Royal Wedding Poems”
Inspiration
on the fly
Copyright
PoemCatcher Creations
Smashwords Edition
All the poems in this book were donated with love and permission to be published.
Available in Paperback ISBN 978-0-9567645-1-5
this book was made over 4 days of poem catching in St Andrew's.
It marks the 1st year of poemcatching and the 10th book.
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QUAKE – Built from nothing
BALLS
from the queue (Wimbledon tennis)
FUNGUS Poems
SALTY
poems from the Sea
FANTASTIC FIREWORKS
HAUNTED HALLOWEEN
About PoemCatcher Creations
The pavement PoemCatcher wanders the streets of festivals and events begging for fresh poems to be written “on the fly”. Nearly every poem that is donated gets published, creating books with poetic snapshots that capture the public experience and delight the reader.
He has done this since sitting down on a pavement in march 2010 to beg for poems for the poeple of Haiti.
By spontaneously asking “DONATE A POEM” he inpires brilliance, encourages “raw creativity” and fundraises for charity.
Dear Prince William and Kate,
Congratulations on your engagement and marriage. Its such an exciting time and I wish you the very best.
The poems you have inspired have been brilliant, creative and very varied. I'm thrilled to have had too many poems for the book, and while it saddens me to leave some out, I have enjoyed the editorial privilege of making a “Royal” collection.
Best wishes on behalf of the authors,
PoemCatcher
Thanks
To Shelagh
For typing the first 30 poems and for feeding me but mostly for sending me the first poems for this book. Your poems inspired me in my own moments of doubt. Without them there may be no book.
To Owen and the staff of Jannetas
For the generous use of the cafe for my fringe show – and the yummiest ice-cream in St Andrews (See my poem Heavenly Hash)
To Radka and housemates at Albany Park
for your hospitality and enthusiastic support
To Matthew and the crew who invited me St. Patricks Day dinner. Yum!
To Onya, on whose computer I made this book.
To the Poets
You amaze me.
Chapter
3: Holiday
Chapter
4:Jealousy of the Prince Hunters
Chapter
7 : People's Palace
Chapter
8: PoemCatcher Zero-cost Fund-raising
Chapter 9: Appreciation Payment
Prologue
Here in our little town their story starts.
Where all our famous ghosts have played their parts.
Two students find their feet and lose their hearts,
Crowning six hundred years of history
(Dear St. Andrews, 'ever to be the best.')
We wish them joy.
The rest .....
Is mystery.
By Helena Winnicka
Chapter 1: ~~~ Wedding Dress ~~~
Show us your legs
You met each other on Scottish
soil
Now we're having a wedding Royal
Kate will wear a stunning
gown
But what about William with his Princes crown.
Hope he
doesn't make a choice that's easy
Like something black by Ben De
Lisi
Instead make our nation hearten
Why not wear a suit of
tartan
or look at the way that you are built
Show us your legs
and wear a kilt.
By Shelagh Fraser
Kate's Fate
By KRWR
A Change of dress
B
y
J Mcteown
Wedding Dress Sonnet
Who will make the wedding
dress
Galliano, Gaultier, Gucci, Guess,
Missoni, McArtney or
Moschino,
Vivienne Westwood or Valentino?
Perhaps she'll wear a
Donatella
As she weds her princely fella.
We'll all be looking
at the style
As she's escorted up the aisle
Asymetric, floaty
or meringue
Or in the style of Vera Wang
Dressed in Primark or
in Prada
Arriving in limousine or in Lada
She will be a radiant
beauty
As she carries out her royal duty.
By Shelagh Fraser
Wedding gift
The royal wedding will soon be upon us,
I don't understand about all the
fuss
I am still waiting for my invite
Maybe then the wedding
would bring some delight
I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT THEM A TOASTER!
By Megan Binkley
Gift from the Heart
What do you buy as a gift for the
Royal Wedding?
Towels, Le Creuset or some crisp cotton bedding?
No
- instead of giving them unwanted dishes
I send them freely all my
best wishes
For a life full of fun and love and laughter
And
hopes it will be for ever after.
By Shelagh Fraser
Good on you
I'm not one of those
Who goes in
for the whole
Royal Wedding shannanigans
But you know what?
I
really like the idea of a
Free day off...
So good on you
Kate
and Wills...
By Nick Anderson
Royal Stag
As
William and Kate prepare to marry
My thoughts are turning
to best man Harry
What on earth will he plan for the
stag
Something outrageous like bagging a WAG?
Or lap dancing
club for a bit hokey cokey
Maybe down the local to sing
karaoke?
No doubt what it is they'll all land up drunk
As long
as Harry lays off the skunk
And forgets about going in fancy
dress
Look what happened last time - oh what a mess!
Anyway
boys - just go out and play
Don't do anything to threaten our
public holiday!
By Shelagh Fraser
A Right Royal Holiday Day
Thank you to the
royals,
William and his wife to be.
Hope they have a wonderful
wedding day.
An extra days
holiday;
means the world to me!
Cheers to the future king and
queen.
By Miss Blossom
Chapter 4: ~~~ Jealousy of the Prince Hunters ~~~
If only…..
If
the Prince had come to St Andrews in 2007
He and I would now be in
wedding bliss heaven
With banter and chat to rival all others
And
frequent tea and cakes with our mothers
The
marriage would be cemented on top of a hill
Where the contents of
our hearts we would spill
All this said, I think Kate is
brill!
And she will be very happy with charming Will.
By Alison Ambrose
You win, Kate
Oh
Kate, with your hair so glossy and blown,
From our fine stable of
privilege you have flown.
In your engagement photos you looked
rather hot,
though while you were here I noticed you not,
In
those heady days I spent my time drunk,
Indeed I was lucky not to
flunk,
And for this reason (Only) Wills chose not me,
Alas, Why
I never a princess shall be.
(It would seem indeed I have little to say,
Perhaps next time I should write a play)
By Holly Patrick
Prince William An Ode
Oh Prince William!
Why didn't you
wait.
For us Sallies' girls still waiting at the gate
Alas!
It's now too late,
And you shall suffer your fate,
Oh, why
Kate, why Kate!
Oh Prince William!
By Sarah Leith
It should have been me
B
y
Isabel Galleymore
We like William and Catherine
Jessica
and Helen-
One in a million
Enjoy the glimmering crown
That
soon will rest on Will's brow.
I,
myself, and not such a fan
Basically I'm jealous
Of that
exceedingly lucky man
One
day he'll rule
And I'll be just a gangly village fool.
By C P Williamson
The Hunt for the prince
I came from New York
To reclaim
the Prince William
I hope to get him
By Rebecca Hunt
Our Prince
We heard people came to
St.Andrews
to find their princes,
And we couldn't agree more!
We have found our very own
In a
smashing red kilt
Thankyou, poemcatcher
We will be back
xxx Tita & Georgie
Still Hope
Lovely
William & Kate
April 29th
– that's the date!
When they will marry
But there's still
Harry –
So ladies,
There's no need to hate!
By S. Reese
They met in the name of Charity
By Stephen McKelvie & Kathleen Smith
Patrick's Will
By
Kath
leen
Smith
Happy Ever After
The bride-to-be knows
What she's
letting herself in for,
Has seen what could happen
Headlined in
tabloids:
Comparisons with her fiance's mother
She's brave, then,
Marrying her
Prince.
I wish them the happy ever after.
By EE Chandler
Cherry stones for Kate
Tinker, Windsor castle
Tailor,
Saville Row
Soldier, Head of regiment
Sailor, Heave ho-
Rich
man – Very rich man
Poor man – more's the pity
Beggar man,
beggars belief
Which of ya will be the thief
Tinker, tailor, soldier,
sailor
Every marriage is a failure
Yet marriage is a common
fate
These are cherry stones for Kate
By Sally Evans
A lovely little ditty
Will
and Kate,
I won't be late,
To attend that wedding date.
It
must be fate,
That the future leader
of our sovereign
state,
Has finally found
his one true soul mate.
By Andrew and Rachel
Wedding donation
William and Kate are
getting
married next month to
each other. Cheers all!
By Kevin Coughlin
Ode to Kate
A
Bouncer-Butcher from Blackpool,
Has refound faith in the love
pool.
I found a rich man with a £10 bill
His name is the Royal
Prince Will.
Soz Kate – better luck still.
By Harriet Fowler
New Beginning
By Anon
California Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Wills
and Kate, they are the team
Brought together by a dream
All
they do is smile
Will they ever walk a mile
In
the shoes they want to claim
Quit playing common games
By Alex B
Auld Grey Toon
St Andrews by the Northern Sea
Home
of Golf; University
Cathedral, Castle
working harbour,
train
station, all has-beens;
but sixty cafe's, twenty pubs
show what
is now the scene
We'll have a day out -
Get in the car
St
Andrews isn't very far
But bring a scarf & gloves &
brolly
and ask your dad for a bit more lolly
By Judith Harding
St “Match–maker” Andrews
For the love of a woman
Found in
a town
Cropped in red wool
Now sharing a gown
The love story
made public
The beaches, the wife
The small holes and nine
irons
of little town fife
By Jack McGowan
Love in St Andrews
By Kirstie Macmillan
North Point
By Katie Allen
St Andrews poem
