excitement in the morning

I was sitting on the floor,
reading the morning paper
(well, pretending to be reading)

she opened the card and read the text
first she was all quiet

and the first thing she said was
-Is this a joke?
with a soft, playful voice
And the reply, the obvious reply, was
-No...
with a quiet, smiling voice

then she was all quiet again

and tears came strolling down her cheeks
she stood there
then she took a few steps, kneeled next to me
and put her arms around me

her warm tears soaked the back of my t-shirt

it was all quiet

I turned and gave her a handkerchief
her arms still around me
and mine now around her

-Well, you haven't said anything yet...
What's your reply?

chuckle

-Yes.

the answer is yes