Since June is inextricably linked to marriage via its name, referring to the angry and bitter Roman goddess of marriage Juno, I would like for you to compose a story about an ailing marriage that should have ended but is still hanging on by a few, frayed threads. Why has this couple not let go? What is keeping them together? What are they feeling? And one last request: make it happen in June. At least 15 words, no max. Let democracy rule and choose the winner.

le mai le joli mai en barque sur le Rhin... G. Apollinaire, Mai may pretty may in a boat on the Rhine... G. Apollinaire, May Looking for poetry, haikus, or any prose that celebrates beauty in the month of May. I would like to hear about regional beauty like the jacarandas in Los Angeles, or about a poignant moment, perhaps at a grave on Memorial Day. What makes May pretty for you? As I'm all for brevity, please keep it under 500 words.