MARRIAGE BY CHOICE

Prearranged marriage...

MARRIAGE BY CHOICE

This day had been prearranged many years prior.
It was a marriage made by choice...
the choice of those other than those that were
to be joined as husband and wife.

It was the custom of their faith...
the ritual of their birthing place.
Love had little or nothing to do with it and
most times the young girl spent her
wedding night silently crying herself to sleep.

The ceremony was lengthy, formal and very beautiful.
Pomp and pagentry filled the air as the fragrance of
thousands of flowers filled the halls
while smoke from chambered incense bowls
competed for their private space to bless this holy union.

Leaving the church of mutual committment
the young couple smiled the obligatory smiles
 required of them, holing on to hands
of unspoken love...a love which had been chosen.
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Reviews

[R Smith]

I'm not a fan of this kind of marriage, I would say it has to be for love every time, I know it's sad in this world today that so many give up on marriage too soon and divorce is high, once people made a go of things through thick and thin and found their love became stronger, Oops Sharon you got me on that soapbox again, I better go down I suppose :)

[Miss Sharon]

Well I'm right on that soapbox with you Richard. Thank you for a lovely and thoughtful review. ~Sharon

[R Smith]

welcome anytime, allow me to give you a hand up, I still believe in being a gent :)

[Miss Sharon]

What a nice thing...chivalry is not dead! ~SP

[Lydia Shutter]

Arranged marriages are still the custom in some cultures. I never have understood how they can possibly work other than the husband and wife feel an obligation to their families. You have written a good one here, my friend. Lydi**

[Miss Sharon]

Thank you so much Lydi for a lovely review. I hadn't ever considered writing about this subject but when I found the picture of that beautiful classic-looking church, that's what I thought about first. Strange eh? ~Sharon

[Fran Marie]

A bride which cries herself to sleep before the wedding does not a happy bride make..
Must be a sad entry into married life...despite the elaborate Ceremony..well penned..

[Miss Sharon]

Thanks so much for your kind review my dear! ~SP

[jacob erin-cilberto]

and another unhappy marriage that will eventually erupt into a storm...

just could never understand this sort of thing..."arranged marriages" Geez.

[Miss Sharon]

Thank you kind friend for a lovely review. ~SP