My Marriage Lines by marge. No. 12 in my series of poems on the theme of LINES.

My ‘Marriage Lines’ are now old

next year, we will have been

married for 60 years.

I cannot say we have never ever

“Fallen out”

in the first two years, we fought

like cat and dog.

There was no winner because we became

Partners, equals.

When my husband went to get

our Marriage Licence, he also

Got his Driving Licence

which cost more!!

A fact he has never ever let me

Forget - that I was a 7/6 Bride.

Our marriage has run on lines -

Lines of Agreement.

We aim not to go to bed upset with

each other.

We agreed on the Lines of Upbringing -

for our children - a united front.

The only thing we disagree on

Is, that I would like a dog

and he does not….

- Lines of Disagreement.