Before Marriage
A free life sportive like a fawn,
Or a flying bird in the limitless sky,
Time is mine from dusk to dawn,
And know not how to be shy.
After Marriage
A weighty life full of duties,
Like a fruitful but an old tree,
That is aware of all beauties,
And becomes grave like the sea.
Mohammad Muzzammil
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/marriage-58/
