70. On Marriage by Kahlil Gibran - A Friend to India & Samira

The Poetry Exchange

In this episode, India & Samira talk with us about the poem that has been a friend to them – 'On Marriage' from 'The Prophet' by Kahlil Gibran.India & Samira joined The Poetry Exchange online, via video call, for one of our Lockdown Exchanges.They are in conversation with Poetry Exchange hosts, Fiona Bennett and Michael Shaeffer.**********On MarriageBy Kahlil GibranThen Almitra spoke again and said, Andwhat of Marriage, master? And he answered saying: You were born together, and together youshall be forevermore. You shall be together when the whitewings of death scatter your days. Ay, you shall be together even in thesilent memory of God. But let there be spaces in your togetherness, And let the winds of the heavens dancebetween you. Love one another, but make not a bondof love: Let it rather be a moving sea betweenthe shores of your souls. Fill each other’s cup but drink not fromone cup. Give one another of your bread but eatnot from the same loaf. Sing and dance together and be joyous,but let each one of you be alone, Even as the strings of a lute are alonethough they quiver with the same music. Give your hearts, but not into eachother’s keeping. For only the hand of Life can containyour hearts. And stand together yet not too neartogether: For the pillars of the temple stand apart, And the oak tree and the cypress grownot in each other’s shadow.

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