Jose Padua: These Rhymes Out to All the Nations
every day we stay alive is a reminder
that the universe is a thing of great natural beauty
Michael Simms: Mary Jo and Aline
Mornings they loved best
sitting over long breakfast
light slanting over them
Denise Levertov: The Ache of Marriage
two by two in the ark of
the ache of it
Gary Margolis: Ending the War
one morning
in August, she can walk
away from her fury
of pines, and catch
her breath
Pilar Lopez-Cantero: Your love story is a narrative that gets written in tandem
By coming to recognise the degree to which overlapping and different narratives shape our expectations in love, we can avoid some of the worst outcomes.
Anne Fishel: Stuck at home with your partner? Look to retirees for how to make it work
Being stuck with your partner 24/7 may leave you pondering the expression “for better or worse, but not for breakfast, lunch and dinner.”
John Samuel Tieman: Marriage
that moment when you know
you did this one thing right
Meg Pokrass: Quack
He tells her this: “When ejaculating, I quack.” “Promise?”She’s poking water next to him — tipping front, then back, and then over again, looking at the sky, sideways.He gets her feathers … Continue reading
Judith A. Brice: To Charlie, Beyond the Mist
Will the mist have vanished from the lake by the time you read this? — birthday note to Charlie from a good friend What she couldn’t know was your eyes warm … Continue reading
Andrea Hollander: Room to Room
And then I began to muse, the way all of us do who have been let down, betrayed, left to wander room to room, taking a stack of dishtowels from … Continue reading
Michael Simms: The Marriage-Bed
The marriage-bed is the center of happiness
a point from which all things ripple outward,
a nest from which all things learn to fly.
