Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, FULFILLMENT SURPASSING, by HELEN REGAN SKILLERN


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FULFILLMENT SURPASSING, by                    
First Line: They taught her marriage was a veil
Last Line: In the halo round a child.
Subject(s): Marriage; Weddings; Husbands; Wives


They taught her marriage was a veil
(a shimmering veil),
whose web would disclose
only perfume and rose,
its fragrance ascend
and magically blend
two diverse lives into one.

She found that marriage is a board
(a yawning board),
for a loaf of bread
on a clean laundered spread,
for a bowl to use
or an empty cruse
to wash and fill again.

She found that marriage is a bed
(a hard, hard bed),
where prayers are said
and tears are shed,
where life is bought
and death is fought
to his final conquering.

She found that marriage is a shrine
(a blessed shrine),
in whose warm glow
faith's flowers blow,
earth wears a sheen
and heaven is seen
in the halo round a child.





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