This poem began with the intention of being about life
but turned into a poem that could also be about marriage
Life is full of lessons on learning how to get along and share!
Every summer the ducks at our cottage make me chuckle;
they seem like people in a way; some greedy and noisy
and others more easy-going as they learn how to share
their food and their lake😊
You know how it is; the kick and the kiss
The sorrow that sweetens the joy
The worlds that fly through hello and good-bye
The duty that gathers our dreams in a sigh
The beauty that feathers a tear to our eye
And weathers the once-girl-and-boy
You know how it goes, high-fives and low blows
The wonder-full wake of it all
The twist, turn and tug, the live-learn, the hug
The pain-staking prayers for loads that we lug
The haste of a year full of chug-chug-chug
The sparkle of stars as they fall
You know how it hurts; for better or worse
So worth keeping hand to the plow
The pull and the shove as we work through the rough
Knowing sometimes showing up is enough
Heave-ho, hold, let go, for the sake of love
And the sanctity of a vow
You know how it takes what we have and makes
A heart-and-soul art-gallery
The tint of Time slips through fingers and lips
My, how the brush of the rush of days drips
Into a mural of tempests and ships
And by God’s grace, love’s legacy
© Janet Martin
Let each of you look out not only for his own interests,
but also for the interests of others.
Phil.2:4
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