Marriages Are Earthly

Marriages are made in heaven

may be divorce too is heaven ordained.

But only here on this earth of palaces
primrose gardens and tinsel glitter

hands are held tight to Vedic chants

by indifferent priests in bad Sanskrit.

Marriage is a license to play games

of body and mind in routine stance

home, children, cooking and accounts

make the couple sad, happy and mad

loud voices, mouth, I-Me, Yours- Mine

she sulks, he returns drunk,

children wail and turn bear and bull.

Home turns hell when mom overspends

or Pop is seen with another,

marriage vows are broken

roof collapses on the empty rooms.

What is marriage without love

and love without freedom?

True minds and pure hearts collide

they coalesce with dignity as one.

Marriages in heaven's register are

account books, love is not  the seal

It is man who loves woman as heaven

woman is splendour for man's soul.

Man and woman create heaven

when love seals them together.

Sabita Sahu