A new poem for the week of our 31st anniversary. Here’s to marriages- old and new!
The Geology of Marriage
Our eons hidden under the topography
geography of the day to day
years compressed into striations
of lives lived
The igneous layer of crystallized need
eroded and reformed
creating the colorful promontories
etched by the wind
hieroglyphic memories
painted in the exposed rock
In the sedimentary layer
where old fossils
of hurts and frustrations
are buried
Bones of contention
Waiting to be re-formed
to make the arguments
whole again.
Digging to the metamorphic core
where we were changed
by the fire
of our first passion
The center
the magma
the heat
where we return
to be changed
and changed
and changed again
I love the returning to the core – I think you have iterated the exact spot for renewal. Sometimes it’s necessary to burn all past transgression and get back to why you’re friends and partners. Lovely metaphor…like sediment so much does settle over us with time.
Thanks – it seems to have struck a cord with many people – I am so glad you dropped by. K
Wow! Brilliant metaphor. So well crafted. And congrats on your 31 years!
Thanks, Emily, so happy you liked it.
Wonderful imagery &so well described! Congratulations to you both…31 years is very special 🙂
Thank you, Louise. And I am blown away by your beautiful writing! K
Oh fabulous, Kathleen. I love this imagery – as you would probably suspect! 🙂
Happy Anniversary!
Thanks, Karen – I am glad you like it! It is right up your alley : ) K
A wonderful tribute, happy anniversary!
Thank you – I appreciate it! K
The substance that makes marriage last… Happy Anniversary!
Thanks, Laurie! k
I love this!
Happy Anniversary!
Thanks so much! K
Congratulations!!! The fact you’ve chosen to write such an awesome piece in honor of this milestone is even better…loved it!
Thank you, I am so happy you liked it. K
oh wow!!! like it!
So happy you do. Thanks
Thank you Baby,and Happy Anniversary to you LOVE of MY LIFE !!!!!!!!!!
Love you too, Babe!
The center
the magma
the heat
where we return
to be changed
and changed
and changed again…. i like…love is something that needs constant renewal… happy anniversary…31 years..wow…that’s something
Thank you, Claudia – its hard for us to realize sometimes – K
we are always being shaped by that hot core…the core that is essential to most healthy marriages…and i can see the influence as well of your part of the country in this…smiles….mention you in my intro at dverse today…smiles.
happy anniversary!
Thanks for the kind words, Brian. All my best to you and yours! K
Wonderful–really liked “the igneous layer of crystallized need”
Thanks, Susan!
What a lovely metaphor for it. 🙂 I wish you two the best on your special day!
Thank you, Rigel. We appreciate it! K