besting tests of tempest time;
blooms anew daily.
This is a poem dedicated to my dear wife who not only loves me but also puts up with me. I like writing and reading haiku because if done right, the verses are not only short (typically 5-7-5), but they make a point without a bunch of belaboring reading. Haiku is also fun because you want it to end with a little bit of a twist or with something to trigger a little more thinking. This haiku is attempting to play two thoughts against each other, "enduring love" and "anew daily." In other words, I'm trying to say that genuine love endures through the long haul because it is intentionally renewed as brand new every day.
In between the "enduring" and "anew daily" is the line about "tempest" or storms. Any relationship, especially marriage, will be hit with storms of many types and varieties, and only the strength of will between the two lovers will determine if they will make it through the storms together or not. Each person in the relationship must be determined that nothing will break their love for their mate, and if each person has the same commitment to each other and to their marriage, then the storms will come and go but the marriage will endure.
As a special note for husbands, since we men like to use tools, here's a tool to really help us in our marriages:
"And you husbands must love your wives with the same love Christ showed the church, He gave up His life for her to make her holy and clean, washed by baptism and God's word" (Ephesians 5:25-26, NLT).
So how did Christ love the church? Read the Gospels and find out. Here's a suggestion though, especially if you're familiar with sports, look at Jesus as a coach to husbands and you'll begin viewing the Gospels in a whole different light! Jesus was definitely a man's man and the epitome of endurance, faithfulness, and love.
I realize all of this commentary is a bit much to draw out of one haiku, but inside the poet is a deeper motive, and that is to help marriages endure while also drawing people to Christ. So hopefully these many words will draw your gaze upward and your heart toward the one you love.
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