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Words that stayed
Poems, vows and a celebration at the heart of Shikoba. A selection from the stories we have shared.
01 · Personal poem
Born again in love
A poem by Anabela about choosing, rebuilding and loving again. Adapted into English from the original Portuguese.
Today he is reborn.
Today he remakes himself…
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Today he is reborn.
Today he remakes himself
through the very words that once undid him,
through the same love he once failed,
through the same love he now gives me,
and makes of us, together, love every day.
Along other paths.
Not better, not worse, simply other.
But never along someone else’s paths.
Today he is born a man
where once he was a boy.
Today he declares himself anew.
Revolutionises himself.
Loved himself.
Loves himself.
Loves me.
Celebrates himself.
So celebrate him too.
02 · Wedding vows
A promise to stay
“I promise not to run when your silence frightens me.”
A brief vow, shared in our writing on the power of words in a ceremony. A promise of presence, even in uncertainty.
Create your own vows →03 · Wedding vows
Love that gives thanks
“I love you as one loves the ground after a fall — with gratitude.”
A vow shared by Shikoba, carrying the memory of a journey and the gratitude of finding one another.
Create your own vows →04 · Symbolic ceremony
Anabela & Alexandre
By Lagoa de Mira,
a yes with our own voice.
A wedding celebrated by Patrícia, a friend of the couple, with words chosen for their story. The experience that brought writing, celebration and photography together in Shikoba.
Discover the story →Poem and vow excerpts previously shared in Shikoba publications. Couples are not identified. English texts are adaptations of the Portuguese originals.
