The Way...

The way your pajama bottoms don’t match the tops
The way you exercise to ensure ‘proper fitting pants’
The way our dogs wait for you to walk
The way our kids tease you just to hear you laugh
The way you keep on the move so you don’t fall asleep
The way you do things for all of us, unasked 
The way you take time to listen to a friend
The way you persevere when life sometimes makes you weary
It’s all this and more that keep me …… well, it’s just your way
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Smith Avatar
March 30, 2012 at 4:40 AM
Love this one! The person whom this is about is very loved and appreciated, yes?
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March 29, 2012 at 8:50 AM
congrats on your featured poem of the week
Brown Avatar
March 28, 2012 at 5:43 AM
Congratulations on your premium featured write this week Shawn. Love, Carol
Cornwall Avatar
March 27, 2012 at 8:26 PM
I love this and it made me tear up..Congrats on feature...Patrick
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February 7, 2010 at 7:44 AM
This would be one terrific entry for the "I Love You Because..." contest, Shawn. You have a deep love for your partner and it comes through in everything she does, everything she is. We should all be blessed to have a love so strong. Happy Valentine's Day to you! Best Wishes, Carolyn
Palli Avatar
February 7, 2010 at 1:31 AM
Nice tribute!
Slaughter Avatar
February 6, 2010 at 9:20 PM
Ahhh...that was so beautiful! I don't even have words to express how you made me feel with this lovely poem!
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