Marriage

His proposal

Darling will you marry me?  I’ll love you for eternity 
With honour and hope all of my life, I want to make you my wife
My worldly goods will be yours and I’ll cherish you forever
In sickness and in health, I will leave you never.

Darling this is the best honeymoon, I have ever been on. 
Do you know where my golf clubs are? They seem to have gone.
No you can’t go shopping we cannot afford 
I have payments to make on my holiday abroad

Darling I need a shirt for tonight’s dinner,
I’m going to the golf clubs for the awards for the winner
No, you don’t need a new outfit, that one you have on will do
Why do you want a new one, that apron really suits you.

Darling we need the money that’s why you do the dishes
If I could afford to have you with me, it would grant me all my wishes.
My shoes need cleaning, I need clean underwear too
I don’t know why you haven’t done them you seem to have nothing to do.

Darling the grass needs cutting why have you left it so long
I think you should do it now, while I just listen to this song
You always say you are tired but I really don’t know why,
You only work twelve hours a day and that’s no reason to cry.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Dietrich Avatar
July 29, 2013 at 4:56 PM
ay caramba. That's how it can be TOO much of the time!!! Good one way back here in your golden oldies, Mandy.
Esquire Avatar
November 10, 2012 at 11:09 AM
Dear Mandy, Oh my, I am a firm believer that marriage is the joining of 2 Souls as One To be honest I am not fond of this POEM I hope it is only YOUR mind traveling in the rhelm of POETRY LOVE ALWAYS and FOREVER YOUR Eternal Liege...Harry
Esquire Avatar
November 10, 2012 at 11:11 AM
Dear Mandy, The soup mail I sent was a response to YOUR Soup Mail to me LOVE YOU...Harry
Suzadail Jr. Avatar
September 28, 2012 at 9:15 PM
Sounds like the honeymoon's over. I was perfect until I said I do, then I found out how imperfect I really was. Reality!!
Tams The Golden Girl Avatar
September 29, 2012 at 2:42 AM
Ha its been 33 years so I think i am entitled to have a moan lol xx
Horsman Avatar
September 21, 2012 at 9:08 AM
one way to look at marriage i guess, fun to read.....to be cont, tomorrow.......
Zzzzz Avatar
October 27, 2011 at 6:25 AM
A good piece of satire! If I asked my wife to cut the grass she'd wrap the mower round my head...lol!
Tams The Golden Girl Avatar
October 27, 2011 at 7:38 AM
Thank you but I am not sure if my husband does know where the lawn mower lives I still wouldn't change him though. x
Lane Avatar
October 27, 2011 at 5:57 AM
But we learn....eventually. Tony
Tams The Golden Girl Avatar
October 27, 2011 at 7:37 AM
Hi we wouldn't really change any of you if truth were told.
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