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With
love
and a kind word
she brings him Advil
to soothe his aching bones
that stiffen in
the winter cold
he in turn
brings her breakfast
along with the morning paper
set by her place
at the kitchen table
she will lovingly
repair his jeans
or sew on a button
fix his favorite meal
without request
he will help her
turn the mattress
do the dishes
fold clothes
both know that love
is not just something
to be written or sung about
that romance is for the young
they have learned
love is fashioned from
unselfishness
little acts of kindness
as love grows older
it slowly changes
and becomes an expression
of caring
sacrifice and giving
love matures
and in its aging
gives comfort to lovers
who have slowly
but surely come to know
the meaning of
true love.
© d.knape
January 26, 2016
More "Once Upon A Line" - Light verse
and poetry by d.knape
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