Sunday, June 18, 2023

JUNE IS WEDDING MONTH


Here's a poem from my new book, Sunshine Has Its Limits, explaining marriage.


THE MOTHER OF THE BRIDE EXPLAINS THE FACTS


Think of marriage as a lavish

package you are given

on your wedding day.


It arrives, all radiant

gift-wrap and breath-taking

ribbons and bows,


and is so extravagantly

gorgeous you may wish

it would stay that way.


It takes some time to unwrap.

You’re meticulous in trying

to not pull it to pieces.


When you finally finish

with externals, you notice

some assembly is required.


The directions are in disarray

with too much left unsaid

or jumbled, with loose parts.


It’ll take a long while, maybe

a lifetime, to piece together

using the specific ingredients


you were given and very well

might not resemble what

you intended in the first place.


But remember it is a present,

bestowed with the best

intentions, as love always is.

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                                               Available from Kelsey Books and Amazon


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