Kristine Poem by John Sensele

Forty years ago, God dispatched Kristine into my life
To nurture me through thick and thin
When she consented to become the wife
Who would run my life without any din.

Trials in my life in the last month
Have tested Kristine's resolve
When a stroke twisted my mouth
And threatened to dissolve

The core of our marriage
But Kristine's trump card
With prayers, tender care despite a barrage
That on whose placard

Wrote the Devil's lies
Claiming my days from among mortals
Dwindled into trivial ties
Whose days on Earth summed up overdraft totals

But God in a loud voice
Dismissed the Devil's maledictions
Consolidating Kristine's choice
To cling to blessed benedictions

That wrought miracles
Whose kaleidoscope sprung victory colours
In scintillating spectacles
Rekindled our parlours

Enabling my stricken mouth to utter ‘thank you'
For tender love, unstinting care, twenty four seven
Whether I leaned on Kristine's shoulders or tied my shoe
To glorify God in Heaven for his love leaven.