How do you love me? Let me count the ways
You wipe the counter with disinfect spray
Fold all the laundry (don't put it away)
Organize tools in coherent display
How do you love me? I'll tell what you do
Homework with kids though your patience is through
Supper concoct with ingredients few
Bathtime and toothbrushing, dragon tales too

How do I love you? I love most your mind
Intellect, questioning, logic refined
Forming each premise, conclusion defined
Reaching for nuance through temperament's bind
How do I love you? I love too your heart
Easy and mellow, forgiveness an art
Wisdom of people's behaviors, soul smart
That's how I love you, my halcyon part.



February 14th, 2018
With inspiration by the venerable Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

Photo Credit:
Nechama Leitner