Marriage Quote by Eavan Boland
““Lines written for a thirtieth wedding anniversary Somewhere up in the eaves it began: high in the roof – in a sort of vault between the slates and the gutter – a small leak. Through it, rain which came from the east, in from the lights and foghorns of the coast – water with a ghost of ocean salt in it – spilled down on the path below. Over and over and over years stone began to alter, its grain searched out, worn in: granite rounding down, giving way taking into its own inertia that information water brought, of ships, wings, fog and phosphor in the harbour. It happened under our lives: the rain, the stone. We hardly noticed. Now this is the day to think of it, to wonder: all those years, all those years together – the stars in a frozen arc overhead, the quick noise of a thaw in the air, the blue stare of the hills – through it all this constancy: what wears, what endures.””
About This Quote
Source Poem: Anniversary Reflection, 2010
Time erodes even the hardest stone, yet the slow, unseen changes shape lasting endurance.
In simple terms: Gradual change reshapes permanence.
Key Takeaway
Notice subtle changes over time.
Themes
time
change
endurance
Mood
contemplative
poetic
Type
literary
philosophical
When to use this quote
- relationships
- career
- personal growth
- environmental observation
Key Concepts
geology
memory
metaphor
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you recognize slow transformations?
- What constants anchor you amid change?
A Different Perspective
Change is often unnoticed until it becomes evident.
![“I don't like being away from home. That's one reason why I don't work as much as I used to [when I started my career], because so many things are on the road. I just don't want to be away from my husband, my dogs and my home. I don't sing that much any more because that also takes you on the road.” quote by Jane Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/07c/jane-powell-36243_away_i-don-t-like-being-away-from-home-that-s_278.jpg)
