What I Like About You

By Bob McAfee

You look good enough
Something about your smell
Warms my cockles

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I can’t remember
Before you came around
What there was to like

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You taste like lemon soda
I like all my soda
Especially lemon

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You wear your dress well
You wear your undress well
I like the shape of your feet

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When we dance you step
On my toes I don’t mind
The inconvenience

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When winter comes haggling
You share your stash
Of potatoes and onions

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Bob McAfee is a retired software consultant who lives with his wife near Boston. He has written nine books of poetry, mostly on Love, Aging, and the Natural World. For the last several years he has hosted a Wednesday night Zoom poetry workshop. Since 2019, he has had 101 poems selected by 41 different publications. His website, www.bobmcafee.com, contains links to all his published poetry including ten poems in Micromance.