Small Gestures

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Elizabeth Sands Wise

This morning
when we open our cards
both are bad puns–
“I love you a hole punch”
“hey there, hot-tea”–
and thirteen years in
we affirm our
shared life:
nerd humor
small gestures
hot black tea and good books
rising early for quiet
waiting for the light
footsteps shuffling overhead
promptly at seven
when their clock turns green

7 thoughts on "Small Gestures"

Carole Johnston says:

June 19, 2017 at 4:31 pm

Lovely. A slice of your life.

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- Elizabeth Sands Wise says:
  
  June 20, 2017 at 6:23 am
  
  Thanks, Carole!
  
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t.m. thomson says:

June 19, 2017 at 5:05 pm

I really, really like this poem, both because it is well-written and because I can relate to it.

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- Elizabeth Sands Wise says:
  
  June 20, 2017 at 6:24 am
  
  Thanks so much! I appreciate your encouragement.
  
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Rae Cobbs says:

June 19, 2017 at 11:36 pm

I enjoy the quiet of this poem.

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- Elizabeth Sands Wise says:
  
  June 20, 2017 at 6:25 am
  
  Thanks for this. I myself like “quiet” poems, so it’s usually what I write. 🙂
  
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Lori Taylor says:

June 26, 2017 at 12:09 am

Perfectly painted picture. 🙂

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