Have i ever told you just how much i love being awake while you're sleeping? i mean i love having you awake and talking to me/playing with me/working with me, but there is a quiet joy in seeing you so peaceful. They are very poetic little moments. i am sure i could spend a long time observing your beauty, being fascinated by the way our body works to keep us alive—watching your chest rise and fall as you breathe, or giving you tiny kisses that go unnoticed by you.
Even when you are asleep you are my favorite moments. i am anxious to have next week off and be able to see you more often. You are THE love of my life.
i wrote this haiku in our third year of marriage, about the experience of watching you sleep:
the room is cool blue
i tiptoe to her bedside
warm up next to her
.patrick
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