A Heart-To-Heart Talk
"Why do you love me, Dear?" she cooed.
"You're cuddly, cute, and sweet," he said.
"Your mama's cat is too," she cried
and made some distance in the bed.
"Just teasing, Hon! I wasn't through,"
he reasoned with his peeved young wife.
"I'd be a wretched, lonely man
without you to complete my life."
"Now, why do you love me?" he asked.
Her answer: "You're so good and kind
and very easy on the eyes.
A man like you is quite a find."
He smiled. "Such precious words, my love,
but you've described our pastor too
and other men we both could name.
Why was it I you chose to woo?"
"Your point is gently made," she said.
"My HEART chose you, and yours chose me."
Mere words will never be enough
to tell what eyes of love can see.
Date: January 29, 2018
Contest Title: Eloquent Banter: You Tease me So Nicely Placed 1st
Sponsor: Edward McCall
January 7, 2019, entered in Mark Toney's 2019 Poetry Marathon,
mile 10 placed 7th of 10
September 10, 2020
entered in the Strand Completely Your Choice (7) Poetry Contest
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