A Rhyme A Dozen - Marriage: 12 Poets, 12 Poems, 1 Topic

‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears.
1 - A Rhyme a Dozen - 12 Poets, 12 Poems, 1 Topic. Marriage - An Introduction

2 - On Marriage by Khalil Gibran

3 - The Bride by Laurence Hope aka Violet Nicholson

4 - Nuptial Sleep by Dante Gabriel Rossetti

5 - Wedding Song by Jehudah Halevi

6 - To a Husband by Anne Kingsmill Finch

7 - Sonnet to My Wife by Thomas Hood

8 - To My Dear and Loving Husband by Anne Bradstreet

9 - On His Deceased Wife by John Milton

10 - Fidelity by D H Lawrence

11 - Mutual Forebearance. Necessary to the Married State by William Cowper

12 - Vice Vearsa by Ambrose Bierce

13 - The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear