Love’s Journey

Our love, just like people,
Has mellowed with years;
Moulded and strengthened
By laughter and tears.

What began in a flurry
Of romance and fire;
A whirlpool of feelings
That sprang from desire

Got caught in the struggle
Of everyday life;
In the ups and the downs
Of a husband and wife:

Caring for children,
Curing their ills;
Clothing and feeding
And paying the bills.

Yet strangely love deepened,
To help all rifts heal;
Above anger and sorrow
Came warmth you could feel.

And so romance lingers -
In comforting mode;
Love's bound us together,
Through sharing the load.