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Rhymes to Remember

Bespoke verse, rhymes and poems for special occasions

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Let’s start at the beginning…

I first set up Rhymes To Remember with just a Facebook page back in 2017. If I’m honest, I set up the page initially with a view of “let’s just see what happens”. At this point, I had only ever written poems for friends and family. Whilst every one of them had said that I was very talented and should take my writing further, I still lacked the confidence and self-belief that I actually could.

To set the scene a little more…up until my eldest daughter was born I worked as a lecturer in medical statistics. I wrote scientific research papers, grant applications and course material for clinicians and students. It couldn’t have been further from poetry!

Thinking back, the only poem I remember ever writing before this point was when I was eighteen years old. My cousin passed away suddenly aged just nineteen and I wanted to voice how I was feeling in a way that would commemorate him. So without really giving it much thought I wrote a reading for the funeral. I simply put down my emotions on paper and this was the result…

It was another emotional period of my life that re-ignited this creativity. As a new mum I think I felt every possible emotion – joy, sadness, fear, elation – and most of them within the space of a few hours! I was tired and I had absolutely no idea how to process everything. Then one day, when my daughter was around ten weeks old, I started to write. I wrote this poem….

The next day I wrote another poem. Then again the following week. And so it continued. It wasn’t until a few months later that I realised what I had actually been creating – a truly personal and unique way to remember all the small things about my daughter. All the things that I would otherwise have forgotten thanks to the fog of motherhood. It was this realisation that actually gave me the inspiration for the name “Rhymes To Remember” further down the line.

Eventually, I shared some of these poems with friends and family and from then on the requests for bespoke poems started rolling in. It was my ability to draw on my own life experiences that enabled me to relate to each individuals unique story and create something that really resonated with them. 

And so with the encouragement from friends and family, along with my belief that my words had the potential to make an impact in the lives of individuals, I set up that Facebook page. Now here I am three years later with over five hundred poems to my name and I’m sure there are many more to come!

All of my poems and quotes are protected under Copyright ©️ Sally R. Wilkes of Rhymes To Remember and are registered with The UK Copyright Service. They may not be reproduced in any form without my written permission. 

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About Sally R. Wilkes

Sally began writing poems in 2016 as a way of remembering moments with her newborn daughter. Rhymes To Remember was set up not long after this when requests started to flow in from friends and family who wanted poems written specifically for them or their loved ones. She has now written over five hundred rhymes for a wide range of individuals and businesses. Whether you are planning a wedding, celebrating another special occasion or trying to find the right words to remember someone special, Sally is able to create something truly meaningful and unique to you.

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This galaxy inspired shoot featured in @unconventi This galaxy inspired shoot featured in @unconventional_wedding is probably one of my favourite shoots to have been part of to date. I’m going to be working with Becky from @foxgloveandblack on a couple more projects in the next few weeks and I am so excited! I’m not sure who has the biggest imagination out of the two of us 😆

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Image credits:

Concept, planning, styling, stationery and flowers: @foxgloveandblack; 
Still/Blog Photography: @ejlewis; 
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I’m currently in the process of organising my 4t I’m currently in the process of organising my 4th styled shoot. All of my shoots are born from a quote or a poem like this one. I then work alongside some incredibly talented individuals to bring my words to life in the most beautiful, creative of ways (swipe to see an example). 

Every shoot so far has left me feeling extremely emotional. I’m always in complete awe of what is created based on the few random words I’ve written.

I can’t wait to share this next shoot with you! I’ve gone back to being a little girl again with the theme 😍

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Concept & co-ordination plus poetry and quotes - @rhymes_to_remember

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This photo is just too sweet. Two little girls pla This photo is just too sweet. Two little girls playing a role in their parents vow renewal. I might just have to convince my husband that we should do the same with our girls 😍

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The trick to reading rhyming verse aloud is to slo The trick to reading rhyming verse aloud is to slow down and enjoy it. If you’re enjoying it then the chances are your audience will be too.

Be conscious of line breaks and punctuation but don’t feel like you have to adhere to a set structure when reading it. Think of it as a song. Not every line has to be spoken with the same tempo or key. Varying the words that you place emphasis on within each line will also create emotion or suspense.⁣
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The lengths wedding suppliers will go to to make s The lengths wedding suppliers will go to to make sure that everything is perfect 💜

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I’ve said it before but bespoke poems based on p I’ve said it before but bespoke poems based on people’s life stories are my absolute favourite to write. And it’s such a privilege to hear them all.

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Copyright © Sally R. Wilkes 2016-2021. All work is registered with the UK Copyright Service - Registration No:284736160.

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