So, I was asked how marriage lasts, how years flow into years?
Oh, I was asked how marriage lasts, how do you move past fears?
Yes, I was asked how marriage lasts, how can you trust that long?
When I was asked how marriage lasts, I pondered what goes wrong.
I think how long a marriage lasts is not about romance
It’s much more: it’s faith and trust and determined acceptance.
It’s about having the faith that no matter what fate brings
You’re sticking together like the promise made on those rings
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http://www.napowrimo.net/day-three/
This prompt was for a poem with lines of fourteen syllables, ideally in iambic heptameter. My iambs are a complete mess, but here’s what I’ve got! 🙂
Shawn L. Bird 
or the tears that stain the pages of our diaries….
tears make marriage last?
A by product possibly not good to do too often and especially tears of trauma.
Hmm
Not really a mess, but “determined acceptance.” could be replaced by “accepting the role of chance”.
I like the way that it takes several readings to extract the rhythm.
I do not like heptameter. It would have been better if I’d managed better iambs.
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Beautiful words from a wonderful writer. 🙂
Just like marriage really…! 😉
I’m a little young for marriage but it seems some people understand the true value of it 🙂 Thanks for sharing.
I nominated you for the Creative Blogger Award, if you need to know the rules etc they’re on my post: https://andywritespoems.wordpress.com/2015/04/04/creative-blogger-award-thanks/
Keep up the amazing work 😀
Thank you for the honour, Andy. As per my posted Blog Award Policy, I decline the nomination.
I didn’t see that, apologies, you’re welcome though
Not a problem. 🙂
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Trusting means having fears, and the courage to want to resolve them, as one.
Or the faith that it will all work out.
Definitely faith and trust play and huge role
Absolutely.