dVerse Poets Pub 02.06.2026

where Dora is our hostess.

Poetics: Something Borrowed, Something Blue

June Bride

Something old—
a wedding crown
more than two centuries old,
resting carefully above me
as if memory itself
had taken form.

A bunad
stitched with stories older than my own,
women before me walking quietly through its threads.

Something new—
two people promising forever without understanding yet how forever bends,
breaks,
heals,
and asks us to begin again.

Something borrowed—
tradition resting gently
against my shoulders,
history worn for a single day,
yet carried still.

Something blue—
the June sky above us,
wide enough to hold hope and hardship alike.

And a sixpence in my shoe—
for luck,
they said.

But now I think marriage
was never luck.

It was love
learning how to stay.

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— Maggie The Afterlove Voice 💫


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35 responses to “June Bride”

  1. ByteSizedStudio Avatar

    I enjoyed this very much.

    Liked by 1 person

    1. Maggie Avatar

      Happy to hear that 😊

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  2. kim881 Avatar

    A deep poem about tradition and marriage, Maggie. I think the lines about ‘two people promising forever without understanding yet how forever bends,
    breaks,
    heals,
    and asks us to begin again’

    are so true, and I love these lines too:

    ‘Something blue—
    the June sky above us,
    wide enough to hold hope and hardship alike.’

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    1. Maggie Avatar

      Thank you so much Kim ❤️

      It was a heavy crown 👑 and I had a dent on my forehead for 2 days .

      But it was a beautiful June day .

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      1. kim881 Avatar

        My pleasure, Maggie. I’ve never worn a crown.

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  3. Dora Avatar

    I love how you used the rhyme to reveal the fabric of tradition and marriage, Maggie. The imagery pf the bunad as “stitched with stories older than my own,
    women before me walking quietly through its threads” is simply beautiful.

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    1. Maggie Avatar

      Thank you so much Dora 💜
      Yes, a bunad is something we wear with pride. I made the belt and chest piece.
      The Crown was borrowed.

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      1. Dora Avatar

        A rich heritage, Maggie. What a treasure!

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  4. Susan St.Pierre Avatar

    “Learning how to stay.”
    A truth for all time …

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    1. Maggie Avatar

      Thank you Susan 💜

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  5. poetisatinta Avatar

    I like how you ground the poem in rich, cultural heritage Maggie – it gives it a weight of ancestral history💞

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    1. Maggie Avatar

      Thank you Ange 💜 ❤️

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  6. Nancy's Notes 🖊️♬ Avatar

    Maggie, this poem is so uniquely yours, with all your traditions woven throughout. Beautifully done. I loved it. 🥰

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    1. Maggie Avatar

      Thank you so much Nancy 💜

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  7. merrildsmith Avatar

    I enjoyed this very much–how you took the rhyme and made it your own. That crown is amazing.

    I especially liked

    “Something borrowed—
    tradition resting gently
    against my shoulders,
    history worn for a single day,
    yet carried still.”

    It could have been a burden, but rested gently is carried still.

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    1. Maggie Avatar

      Thank you so much Merrild 💜

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      1. merrildsmith Avatar

        You’re welcome! 💙
        –Merril

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  8. thetigressawakens Avatar

    Great poem, and loved the wisdom of the last line, “Learning how to stay”
    Well done !🩵

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    1. Maggie Avatar

      Thank you Tigress 💜

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  9. Björn Rudberg (brudberg) Avatar

    The conclusion is such a strong one… it is about staying. Also love the tradition of our neighbor country…. and I have seen images of those crowns that we have here as well..

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    1. Maggie Avatar

      Thank you Bjőrn.

      Marriage is a tradition too .
      I was lucky to get to borrow the crown on our special day.

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      1. Björn Rudberg (brudberg) Avatar

        I know that many churches in Sweden still have crowns you can borrow.

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      2. Maggie Avatar

        That’s amazing Bjőrn.

        Like

  10. paeansunplugged Avatar

    This is beautiful, Maggie. A nod to rich traditions. ❤️

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    1. Maggie Avatar

      Thank you ❤️

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  11. Lisa or Li Avatar

    Such a magic-imbued spell you’ve wound around this sacred union. Lovely, Maggie.

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    1. Maggie Avatar

      Thank you so much Lisa 💜❤️

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      1. Lisa or Li Avatar

        You’re very welcome, Maggie. <3

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  12. purplepeninportland Avatar

    “But now I think marriage
    was never luck.

    It was love
    learning how to stay.”

    I so much relate to that, Maggie.

    Liked by 1 person

    1. Maggie Avatar

      Happy it resonates 💜

      Like

  13. Carol anne Avatar

    So beautiful! I loved your poem 👌🌹🌹

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    1. Maggie Avatar

      Thank you my friend 💜💜😘

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  14. shaun tenzenmen Avatar

    “to hold hope and hardship alike.” – I like the alliteration and the meaning of this little phrase. Nicely written Maggie 👏

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    1. Maggie Avatar

      Thank you for your nice words 😊💜

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