The Measure of a Day

I used to think that a day was measured by how much I accomplished

What I did, what I checked off, how many hours I worked

It was about getting chores done, that needed to be done at the time

Have to was a word that was in my daily vocabulary

If I did not get the things on my list accomplished I was unproductive

Unproductive, not fulfilled, my day was measured by what I could get finished

Then I had you, and right away I figured out that a single day

can not be measured by what I have checked off on my "to-do" list

A single day can not be measured in working hours

Productive days are not always full of have tos, per say

A day is not measured by what I can get finished

The measure of a day to me is the happiness I have in that day

More importantly the happiness you have in that day

A day where we may not get anything done, but you are smiling

A day that we do not have "have tos" but rather "want tos"

The measure of a day is smiling, laughing and loving

The measure of my day is you knowing you are loved

Knowing that you are wanted, needed, cared for, for always

My day is measured in your happiness, your joy, loving you

A day that sees production, as time well spent together, nothing is better

The measure of a day, month, and year, exists because of you