Late Middle Age Marriage
14 June 2013
A couple score years
plus a nice tip more,
We enter new
territory many have never explored.
Life never better nor
worse, often expressed with a roar,
We hold each other
regularly, as though love can be stored.
A young couple who
took their time at the beginning;
Sorted out life’s
basics, included thoughtful notions;
Together we do better,
our decision from the first inning.
Loving relationship a
profound choice not based on potions.
Four children bring
our life zest, dismay, joy, a house full.
Their lives, each
unique, include us as elder trailblazers true.
Five grandchildren
fill life with their challenges to mull.
Globe’s just big
enough resource for dreams not a few.
Our full life has no
extra space, every room’s aburst.
Phone rings, e-mails
chime, deck view astounds in the ‘now’.
Ours a fluid
life-style, stuck attitudes accursed.
Creator abundantly
provides each day’s needs, shelter, chow.
Possessive
possessions pronounce passionate pathology perchance.
Can we “share the wealth”
soon enough, lest we die?
Unburdening our space
will this day’s dance-floor enhance.
Clearly we can’t and
won’t take stuff with us, why try?
Our progenitors provided
clear commitments, historical facts.
Long genes must be
included in a life-long living arrangement.
Find you and your
partner a do-able space with just enough racks.
Plan ahead so that
the chaos won’t break up the cement.
Daily rhythms include
bathroom necessary, prayers, meals.
Trinity Lutheran
community provides sisters, brothers who care.
Neighbors watch out
for each other, offer local deals.
Tides, gardens,
weather fronts, Creator’s abundance we share.
Now comes a 45th
year, each day adventurous, full to brim.
As life graciously
bestowed provides our needs to meet,
We will eat smart,
exercise regularly, work at trim.
Next Flag Day, we’ll
recap if that’s to be, from a year’s older seat.
The Rev. Ronald Allen Melver, M.Div.
14.6.13
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