It is my good fortune to see this lovely woman almost every day. She slices turkey and ham, and I slice tomatoes, and we work across from each other in a gigantic kitchen, preparing foodstuffs for airport restaurants.

Her name is Kendra, and somehow it has become part of our workday to say “It’s good to see you” to each other, first chance we get. Yesterday there was more, though. I told her that for Valentine’s Day I was offering custom Valentine poems to any of my female Facebook friends who wanted one. Kendra smiled and suggested that I do one for her.

So yesterday I did. Here’s what she pulled out of the envelope on her break today:

Inside is a custom-made Valentine poem:

K is for Keeping your calm in the storm

E is your Eyes so dark-chocolatey warm

N is for Numinous–magical, bright

D is Delightful, a so-welcome sight

R is your Rich Voice of velvet and sun

A is Adorable–you’re #1!!!

And, you know, Friends, she does, they are, she is, she is, it is, and she is. This is one of the easiest Acrostics I have ever written. The words just leaped out as I thought of my friendly, consummately professional, drop-dead-gorgeous co-worker, of whom I am quite fond.

PS–she kind of liked the poem. 🙂