A naani
my hand
wraps around hers down to her thin wrist
subtly, I press finger against vein
to feel my child's pulse
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The Skeptic's Kaddish ๐ฎ๐ฑ 
I can’t quite put my finger on (pun might help) why this makes me uncomfortable.
neither can I ๐
David, I went and looked up naani here: https://mattforrest.wordpress.com/2016/03/18/poetry-friday-practicing-the-naani-form/
– so what I cam back with is – you are telling a story – yet you are not telling it; show your face or feelings man ๐
I love it!
๐ Thanks, Dwight ๐
Shabbat shalom,
David
Thank you David… and to you a well!
Lovely. (K)
๐ Kerfe ๐
Awwww๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ
๐ Khirda ๐
-David
XD
And I only thought mothers were that sneaky at checking for fever and listening to heart beats and even checking the pulse!!
I’m not checking for fever when I do that – I just like feeling her little child’s pulse – it’s purely emotional for me.
Shabbat shalom,
David
Wow, David, that is sublime. โค๏ธโค๏ธ
๐ Jeff ๐
David, you are a very involved father! When I taught second-grade science, we did a unit on human body systems, and students learned to take and record their pulse before and after doing squats. Pretty soon you may have someone to take your pulse! โค All the best
Cheryl, I take her to kindergarten and pick her up every day, and we walk together in both directions, holding hands – so I hold her hand a lot ๐
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David
Aww โค๏ธโค๏ธ
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