The Unlikely Match

The Unlikely Match

She needed an equal.
The one she had wasn’t working.
So, the harness loosened and
A new one came along.  
She strove to be his.
He grew to be hers.  

They matured at uneven paces,
Learning the important
To keep the balance;
Waiting for the other
To catch up or to slow down;
Not always understanding the what,
Or the how, but willing to
See the through.  

They’re equals now, together
At the same time.  
Each taking his turn at the lead.  
Each watching the other with care.
Satisfied with the yoke that has no load.

Susan Patterson
7-2011

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More than satisfied with not having the burden of a heavy yoke.

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Discussion-

When I was growing up in the shadow of a somewhat conservative church, we were taught that to become unevenly yoked was dangerous.  What the church teaching meant was that a person should not marry someone who is not like him or her.  Well, sometimes that works and sometimes it doesn't. 

Regardless, whether one is yoked with another person, a business, a life style or any other sort of relationship, the yoke that has no load is certainly due considerable appreciation.  skp

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We could not but gape in awe over mountains such as this one standing right in front of us.

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▶ A woman's strength is in the balance in her life. A man's strength is in the woman in his life.     Earlene Grey

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James and Susan Patterson on a summer hiking vacation in the Canadian Rockies.

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Autumn begins next week!  Happy days to you.  skp