Then And Now Poem by gnrao rao

My grand father married
At the age of 12,
My grand mother at 8,
They lived a nice life,
And had 4 issues.
All safe and sound.
My mother was the 3 rd,
She was given in marriage,
when she was 12 years.
to my dad when he was
16,

I married at my age 29
When my wife was 20
My father had 6 sons and
2 daughters.
I have 3 sons and
one daughter.
All of them in good
shape.
All were arranged
marriages, the love
And bond of unity
in marriage
started only afer
the marriage.
We have ties
with difference
of opinions,
All for the good
of the family
to remain in tact
For the sake of
the future of the
children.
It is not one time,
one day affair,
then ending
in divorce
for selfish
ego and reasons.
It can be,
if the couple
Cannot get on
for any valuable
reason then
No questions can
be asked and it is
their right.
The readers may differ
it is their right
they have a valid
reason,
But I think the
longer the tie
of the marriage
bond, binding
on both,
will make a bright
future of the kids,