10 Things (written 4/4/2019)



#30/30April4


10 Things


The way you snore

Your laugh

Designing projects 

Making the worlds best sandwiches 

Hands so warm

Lazy mornings 

Sunday drives

Eyes that see me

That itch you scratch

A shoe that stubs my toe

These my love

Are 10 things I adore

About you




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