Marriage Voyage Poem by John Sensele

Marriage much of the time generates joy
With mirth, home feeling and longing to savour warmth
Brimming from every corner, every moment as couples deploy
Their best commitment free of any wrath.

Marriage sometimes flounders into fisticuffs
With a partner who sulks, cracks up and nags
Winges, coughs and bluffs
Cultivates a short fuse, wags a pesky tail and brags.

Marriage sometimes bungles into boisterous burdens
With a partner who fault finds
In the other's looks, speech and gestures in dozens
Of actions, conversations and blights of all kinds.

Marriage much of time matures couples
With partners who train each other with an eye
To plant a marriage seed that germinates, grows and doubles
In appreciation, affection, attention and collaboration sky high.