'Til Death: Marriage Poems

by Janice Leach, James Frederick Leach

Love is forever, until death do us part, but the heartaches and nuances of marriage are not always pleasant. This collection is a dialogue on the trials and tribulations of sharing a life together. It casts a shadow, and a light, on the mornings spent baking, and the evenings spent crying, on the afternoons spent napping, and the late nights of endless contemplation. These poems detail urges and familiarities that emphasize how love and sex aren't simply about physical attraction, but about a state of mind, too, a willingness to embrace the every-day happenings, and the cosmic upheavals that life throws at us.


A collaborative effort by Jim and Janice Leach, their poetry is full of dark delights that cut as well as kiss, starve as well as satiate. This bouquet of vows speaks to endurance and passion, emphasizing the necessity of understanding the needs of your partner while still following your heart and moral compass. Let it serve as a practice, a study of dark passions and a meditation on star-crossed stirrings in the household of fate.

112 pages, Paperback

First published January 26, 2017

Reviews

[Douglas · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a Goodreads.com give away. The authors co-wrote this collection and all the poems are credited to both authors. Some seem to be written from his perspective and others from hers. Theses poems deal with all aspects of marriage from early courtship to parenthood and death. You will not find a sentimental or romanticized view of matrimony here. The authors have a taste for the darker side of life. The symbolism and meaning behind half of these poems was lost on me. Others resonated with me and caused me to reread them.