House Where We Were Wed
'House Where We Were Wed' Summary
The poem follows a couple as they return to the house where they were married. It is filled with memories, now bittersweet as time has changed their life and their family. The couple reflects on their younger days, full of hope and love. They remember their children growing up, the joys and sorrows they shared, and the inevitable passing of time. The poem ends with the couple standing in the house where their love story began, acknowledging the changes and losses they've experienced, but finding comfort in their shared history and enduring bond.Book Details
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Will Carleton
United States
William McKendree Carleton (October 21, 1845 – December 18, 1912) was an American poet from Michigan. Carleton's poems were most often about his rural life, and he is best known for his poems about ch...
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