Valentine's Day is upon us.

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MikeH

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It is time for the annual Valentine's Day poem. She seems to like these more than any other gifts.
Mine have always been longer, free verse. This is my first attempt at rhyming:




We met. We were young. You were easy on the eyes.
Now we get old. You are easy on the soul.*​

People look. What do they see?

A chubby old lady. A gray-haired old me.

They see the right now. If they saw forty two years

of passion, tolerance, joy and fears,

some would envy. Some would scorn.

Some would be skeptics. Perhaps some would mourn.

The blessed would nod shared understanding.

They embrace the cost of love’s demanding.
 
I did something similar but for a different situation. opinions?

Today,
Today is a day like no other,
Every woman,
Friend,
To sister,
To mother,
None should feel,
Undesired,
Unwanted,
Or without appeal,
Today,
Is special in every way,
Today,
I say,
You make me smile,
The thought of your flowing hair,
I flutter,
Each sparkle in your eye,
I stutter,
A kind soul,
My heart you stole,
Can you decipher my wile?
 
I like it. I also suspect that, like many of mine, it contains references that will have special meaning to the target(s).
 
Here's what I got for my Valentine:



Box of chocolates and a little stuffed monkey. Also going to get her some roses and take her to a fancy dinner at a local winery.
 
Very touching Mike, a love that lasts as long as yours has is one to revere. I've always liked watching "older" couples, the way they cherish each other is amazing. Great poem!

Busse007, your poem is very sweet. Awesome :thumbup:
 
Roses are red
Violets are blue
I'm not very good at poems
I want to buy more busse knives


That came from the heart.
 
Very beautiful poems, Mike & Busse007. . . . Jstokes that is a pretty good one! I thought of this while reading your poem LOL
 
To have a poem like that tattooed on you is a bit intense. I'm curious what they were going for with that one.
 
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