I like that you leave the window open a crack; it tells me you were here.

I replayed your quiet joke and it steadied the anxious part of me.

I glanced at the sweater on your chair and felt an easy confidence.

I woke thinking I could do anything if you were next to me.

Your plant tag bent in the wind is a tiny thing I loved noticing.

I am softer this morning because I thought of your hands on my back.

I tucked the scrap of your grocery list into my wallet to keep you with me.

Your message about the pastry shop made me smile before my alarm even rang.

I keep imagining your shoes by the door and it makes the day less lonely.

The toast burned but I kept it because you liked it that way; small favours matter.

Your pen behind your ear this morning is an image I keep returning to.

All I want this morning is to hear your voice for a minute.

I remembered how you hummed the tune while you cooked and it stayed with me.

The note you left on the fridge made me laugh out loud alone in the kitchen.

I woke early and the first shape in my head was you.

Your crooked mug on the sink is the one thing that settled me before work.

I am thinking of how you always tuck your hair behind your ear and it makes me patient.

I want to tell you something honest: I need you nearer today.

I am holding onto the thought of you to get me through the morning meeting.

I slept badly but waking up with your name in my head helped.

I noticed the plant you watered yesterday already has new leaves; you do small, steady things.

I keep replaying the way you corrected my last sentence and it made me braver.

The skinny scarf you forgot here smells like you and I keep breathing it.

I woke thinking of your laugh and it steadied me before I even got out of bed.

Your coffee cup with the chipped rim is still on the counter and it makes me want to stay.

I loved that you carried the baby to bed so I could rest a little.

You brought the newspaper and set it at my chair; small but perfect.

You cleared the snow from the path before I had to step outside.

You made time to hear the full story last night and I noticed.

You tightened the loose screw on the gate and kept us all safer.

I’m glad you sat with me on the sofa even when you were tired.

You folded the kids’ laundry and it felt like you were holding the day together.

I noticed you stayed up late to finish the report; thank you.

I appreciated your small joke in the chaos; it landed like a rescue.

Your steady presence at the window this morning made me feel safe.

I love that you called to check the tyre before we left.

I’m smiling at the memory of you dancing in the kitchen to get the kids moving.

I keep replaying the way you tied the kite string with careful fingers.

You handled the bills last night and I’m breathing easier because of it.

The marker on the fridge with tonight’s plan made my morning easier.