For every song that sings the praise of love
another one resounds with ache and stress.
Those fortunate should thank the stars above
while some recite a chorus of duress.

Relationships are heart and soul of life
consume each day and willfully the night
selection of a husband or a wife
a blessing, or a blight if not done right.

What recipe recursive for success?
Is formula or magic spell required?
Leave ample time to all mistakes redress
a lifetime compromise is much desired.

The fickle part of marriage is romance.
It takes hard work to give love half a chance.