Marriage Bed by Kelly DeMaegd

Marriage Bed
by
Kelly DeMaegd

Little Darling,

Summer Snow,

Lavender Pinocchio.

Roses among baby’s

breath, Sweet

William, Cheddar pinks.

Planted in a place

hewn from barren,

arid, rock-hard clay,

Using shovel,

pick axe, rich

shredded leaf decay.

Wedding gift from a man

with tender heart,

callused hands.

Kelly DeMaegd lives in Sherrills Ford, North Carolina, with her husband, a Frisbee-crazed German Shepherd, and a herd of deer that are not too shy to eat every flower and vegetable in her garden.

twinkscat:
Beautiful!
Posted 02/08/2014 07:02 PM

erinsnana:
Lovely!!
Posted 02/08/2014 04:36 AM

TheSilverOne:
Beautiful!
Posted 02/07/2014 09:00 AM

paradea:
Love this poem, Kelly. Keep up the good work!
Posted 02/07/2014 07:51 AM

Ross Kightly:
I neglected to comment: GREAT TITLE!!
Posted 02/07/2014 05:11 AM

Ross Kightly:
A perfect poem of simple and moving juxtapositions - the flowers and the inhospitable setting, the hands and heart. Thank you Kelly and Jayne for reminding us how it can be.
Posted 02/07/2014 04:56 AM

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