Cute faces,
Several pictures saved in a folder,
My memories of burning your eggs,
Your lean into my shoulder in a theatre,
And quick jump into my arms after school.
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This is one of those odd touches.
It makes you reconsider all considerations,
Take time for moments that will slip memory,
Be a person that you could be,
Write a strange sort of ode.
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Nephew and niece...
Are you at all ordinary?
My thoughts of your lives and loves
Makes me reconsider what I should say;
A hard scramble of terms and ideas.
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Seeing and believing in your sight,
Making and thinking about these lines,
I stop and hesitate with one more word.
Love is what the poem demands;
Love is what become my vision of you.
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This is so beautifully written and heartfelt! I love this poem about love, an ode to the "ordinary"!
Just came back to reread 😭😍
Awww, this was just so wonderful! Such a lovely poem!
This is beautiful, Kendall.
Amazing as it was!
This was outstanding! Lovely poem.
“This is one of those odd touches. It makes you reconsider all considerations, Take time for moments that will slip memory, Be a person that you could be, Write a strange sort of ode.” Outstanding! 👏🏼
Love really does affect not only what we see but how we see them. As though seeing them for the first time over & over again.
Beautifully written
Brilliant!!! Loved it!!!♥️♥️💕
This does pull things into perspective.
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So beautiful