romance
a candle lit dinner
a sunset walk on a windswept beach
a rose on a pillow
breakfast in bed
romance
sweet, whispered words
a slow dance
cheek to cheek
to a favorite song
romance
a moonlight serenade
a drawn bath
chilled champagne
before a a roaring fire
(OR)
romance
a husband who knows that his wife is struggling
that she needs some room
to breathe
to gather her strength
to keep the demons at bay
romance
a plea to take their older daughter to that drop-off birthday party
and then to take the hour before pick-up for HERSELF
at a nearby cafe
alone
romance
a yellow post-it note
on the screen of the laptop
that he packed away in her bag
to take to the cafe
to exorcise the demons
one that simply reads
“i love you”
romance
three words
on a two-inch yellow square
that force her to remember that she’s not alone
that knights in shining armor
aren’t just the stuff of fairy tales
and that if she remembers where to look
sometimes
they even leave clues
to light the way home
yes.
romance.
Maybe Luau could teach a course? Nah’s good. He’s a wonderful father but once in a while he just doesn’t get it. hahh and sometimes I just don’t get it but that’s the way the cookie crumbles. Yes?
Oh yeah! I’ll take that second kind of romance over the first nearly every time! It’s the kind that makes marriages last and helps you weather the storms. Glad you have a loving and wonderful partner.
Love you, babe! And Jenn, sometimes I don’t get it either…
Yeah. You know those J&J commercials that heavily employ the slogan “Having a baby changes everything”? They don’t know the half of it.
I love your love poem.
xo
Dreamy.
But the champagne and chocolates ain’t bad, either.
I’ll take both for $200, Alex.
Yes. Beautiful. He’s the best gift of all, Jess.
That’s the real deal. Anyone can be “romatic” when things are going their way. It takes a real man to hang in with you when the going gets rough. Three cheers for the good ones!
Sigh.
Very, very dear.
so true. dennis knows the way to my heart is folded laundry and a clear sink. and maybe the champagne once in a while too.
So sweet. What every woman needs!
wow.
A true partner is romantic indeed.