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Love Tales
“The course of true love never did run smooth.”
--William Shakespeare.
Three times I shot for the moon, endeavoring to
inhabit a profound relationship. In between, twice,
I spent seven years as a bachelor. In the hippy
60’s, I lived with a woman. She was my pretend
wife. We grew apart.
In the 80’s I married a 20 year old co-worker. It was
a very bad fit. She was my practice wife. After striking
out twice, I became depressed; but I don’t know why
I was surprised every time love started or ended.
I came out of my solitude in the 90’s when I married
a woman with three children. We’ve been married
28 years. Obviously she is my real wife. She, and
the three kids completed me. Now I have an
extended family, including nine grandchildren.
Love has blossomed three times in my life.
Lust has sprung up, weed-like, thousands of times.
Glenn Buttkus
Prosery
Posted over at d"Verse Poets Pub
18 comments:
Oh... so seamlessly weaved with the quote. To go through those stages of wives until you found that perfect match. So well described.
Hmm...pretend? Practice?
Well, I'm glad true love came along in the end. I guess we all have to try a few things out.
I wonder if the narrator was some woman's practice husband ?
No murders! :). I'm glad true love finally came. You worked the line in well.
Jane, this is one of those times that the poet is the narrator. I catch your drift. My second wife moved from our coupling to a totally disastrous marriage that sent her into therapy and hiding.
Good writing, Glenn. I love the ending and your use of the prompt. Well done!
Nice, luv a happily ever after
Happy Monday
Much❤love
Well done Glenn- you rocked the prompt.
I love that you were third time lucky. In a weird way, so was I. But my soulmate had fur. LOL.
Glenn, I think you know when true love has blossomed. You're blessed with it blossoming in the right garden. Some aren't so blessed; either their love blossoms in a wasteland or it never blossoms at all.
I like the wisdom that is found in the journey. Everything prepared you for finding the right bloom to share your heart and soul with. May it always be soul.
Peace & love
Glad you found your "real wife" and love blossomed! Marriage can be good :)
I think we’ve been on a similar road, Glenn. I like the way you wove the prompt quote into your prose and the way you distinguish between blossom and weeds. I’m glad that you found your real wife – and It’s a blessing to have grandchildren. I hope you get to see them in the coming weeks and months of uncertainty.
Lust gets in the way of everything, but glad the marriage is surviving!
This was wonderful, Glenn... and after all that killing, so refreshing!!
Aah! The 3rd time was the charm. Good for you.
Pat
Sometimes love takes a journey. Each person adds a bit to who we are....lessons learned....responses internalized....until we find a true life partner. I've always thought one needs to marry a best friend to find a true life partner. I think you've done that! :)
Three times the charm, as they say. Lovely write!
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