A Mi Amado Y Querido Esposo

To My Dear and Loving Husband” by Anne Bradstreet

The poem “To my Dear and Loving Husband” by Anne Bradstreet not only illustrates an excessive amount of conjugal love and commitment, but how herlove defied all Puritan laws when she expressed her love to her husband. Puritan women were assumed to be modest and respectful to their husbands, never showing such emotion, and if so, only to God.Anne Bradstreet defied this by publicly admiring and praising her husband by showing her commitment and love towards him.
Anne Bradstreet expresses her love in such detail and with such greatness,that I do not think her love for her husband could ever be described by words. She starts the poem with “If ever two were one, then surely we” (Stanza 1, page 226). I believe she had found the perfectman- ‘the one’ or her ‘other half’- when she met her husband, and felt that she was so in sync with him that she felt they were one. To feel this way you need a special connection with your spouse,where you are able to complete their thoughts, their sentences, guess what they need, when they need it and gift them your all without holding anything back. This is a very powerful stanza that makes mehave a connection to her and her feelings. This is how I feel for my husband. It is not ‘just’ a marriage between us, I am certain I have found my partner and the one who holds my heart. We have suchan intimate relationship that goes beyond the skin; I have found the love of my life. This is why I chose this poem.
In the following stanzas (“If ever man were loved by wife, then thee; If everwife was happy in a man, Compare with me, ye women, if you can” (Stanzas 2-4, page 226), she urges women to measure up their happiness with hers, and doubts there will be anyone who can love with suchpower.
Her love for her husband could not be measured with material things, that although could certainly enrich your daily life, could not fulfill your heart and souls’ deepest desires. And she...