Juliet Ligon Poet Rhyme

Contently Married

I won't let happiness be my idol,
but it doesn't mean that I have it not.
Committed love is my ultimate goal,
and having one husband is quite a lot.

Perhaps there will be an alluring glance
from an enticer, seeming without flaw.
Not for the love of another romance,
will I ever break God's Covenant law.

My happiness is not all about me;
my title's revered above emotions.
My job is to care for my family
as wife and mother, my deep devotions.

As an example of Christ's sacrifice,
a good husband lives to die for his wife.
Like the Church body, submission's her price
and she does it willingly with her life.*

I take to the grave my matrimony,
by God's grace, set apart in holiness.
For this is my earthly testimony,
a working to mature a Christ-likeness.

With devout contentment I choose to live,
with an enduring competition of
which dear companion can greater forgive
and which prized better half can longer love.


*Ephesians 5:22-25

10-11-19

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Darlene De Beaulieu November 16, 2019 at 5:31 PM Hello Juliet Ligon, so nice to meet you. You do sound that you are contently married. .you are very lucky. Have a nice evening my friend.

Regina Mcintosh November 6, 2019 at 9:14 AM Bless you - this is how marriage should be, but have had failed marriages that weren't as they should have been. So many have. Wonderful write... Gina Juliet Ligon November 14, 2019 at 4:42 PM Thanks, Regina. Blessings to you.

Richard Lamoureux October 14, 2019 at 8:36 AM Blessings are always appreciated. Thanks for your visit and comment. Juliet Ligon November 14, 2019 at 4:44 PM Thanks, Richard. Blessings again.

Silent One October 13, 2019 at 4:56 PM Amen... Juliet Ligon October 13, 2019 at 9:52 PM Thank you, Silent One.

Richard Lamoureux October 12, 2019 at 7:36 PM Amen! This is so well expressed. Blessings Rick. Juliet Ligon October 13, 2019 at 4:31 PM Thanks, Richard. I appreciate it. Blessings to you.

Quoth Theraven October 12, 2019 at 12:53 AM Juliet, I like this poem. You deserve a purple heart medal. Or at least a heart as grand and true as yours. -Richard Juliet Ligon October 13, 2019 at 4:25 PM Thank you, Richard. Someone had asked me if I was married, then asked if I was happily married. My response was a reflexive yes to both, (though the latter is variable.) In part, I wish I would have answered, "It doesn't matter whether or not I'm happy." We've reached a lot of unforeseeable happy times by enduring through the unhappy times.