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time wasted

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By L.C. SchäferPublished about a year ago 1 min read
time wasted
Photo by Toa Heftiba on Unsplash

time wasted

legs tangled in sheets

giggling tug of war

dissolves into sighs

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bare-legged, baggy shirt

butter splodges on the sideboard

careless, earnest, hasty

trip back to bed

scatter of crumbs and kisses

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a life shared

cobwebs gathering in corners

too many knick-knacks

so many things to scrub

but we'd rather be kissing

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  • Mariann Carrollabout a year ago

    The morning snuggle. Love it! I could not resist your poetries.

  • D.K. Shepardabout a year ago

    Delightful! This was such a lovely scene to be swept into

  • Cindy Calderabout a year ago

    Genuinely, this poem lingers so lovingly.

  • Gerard DiLeoabout a year ago

    Ah, the little things. [DISPATCH FROM LONDON]

  • If only every moment in a relationship is beautiful like this. Loved your poem!

  • Maryam Batoolabout a year ago

    Lovely poem ❤✨

  • Shirley Belkabout a year ago

    Beautiful and worthy waste of time!!!

  • John Coxabout a year ago

    Priorities, priorities. Lovely and surprisingly unwanky poem. Scatter of crumbs and kisses is possibly one of the most romantic lines ever!

  • Sean A.about a year ago

    Always make time for love, the dishes can wait. Well done!

  • JBazabout a year ago

    Some days that is all you need.

  • Paul Stewartabout a year ago

    as I keep telling you, you can poem hard when you want to! love this snapshot that says so much with so little!

  • Michelle Liew Tsui-Linabout a year ago

    Love transcends all that time spent on cleaning those crumbs. Soulful!

  • Gregory Paytonabout a year ago

    Young Love - Well Done!!!

  • Marie381Uk about a year ago

    Now that a poem of pure love ❤️

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