Tears fall down from the sky
onto a maidens breast
A pain that causes her heart to ply
A pain that her tears attest Read the rest of this entry »

I try so hard to please you,
But everything I do
Just makes a bigger mess of things,
And sometimes I hurt you. Read the rest of this entry »

Never marry but for love; but see that thou lovest what is lovely. He that minds a body and not a soul has not the better part of that relationship, and will consequently lack the noblest comfort of a married life.

Between a man and his wife nothing ought to rule but love. As love ought to bring them together, so it is the best way to keep them well together. Read the rest of this entry »

Following is a English Translation of the poem by Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564)
YES! hope may with my strong desire keep pace,
And I be undeluded, unbetrayed:

For if of our affections none find grace
In sight of Heaven, then wherefore hath God made
The world which we inhabit? Better plea Read the rest of this entry »

I promise to give you the best of myself
and to ask of you no more than you can give.

I promise to respect you as your own person
and to realise that your interests, desires and needs
are no less important than my own. Read the rest of this entry »