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Valentine

If we rely on calendars and ad men
to prompt us into thinking of our love,
and on one day a year make feeble gestures
to compensate that love for our neglect

(the endless days of noncommunication,
illusions of control based out of fear,
a slow loss of respect for one another,
the taking all for granted without thought)

do we expect that one day makes it worth it,
that souls, despite starvation, can endure,
or hearts, wracked with a lifetime’s hairline fractures,
are still willing and able to respond?

If you would love me, do so in the open.
Do not in secret build devotion’s shrine;
and if by Valentine’s I have not known it,
there is no point in saying you are mine.

14 FEB 2005

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True Love

here’s one specifically for Valentine’s Day, for Starlight Dances:

When you walk into a room, my head turns
to watch as you approach; I never grow
tired of seeing your face, and I know
each one of your expressions. My heart burns

with fire for your touch, my ear yearns to hear
your voice, my hand seems empty without yours
in it. Our love grows each day, and endures
all troubles, finding joy year after year.

I could compare you to a summer’s day,
but you are more than one small set of hours;
in your eyes, I see the span of all time.

All the moments we spend along the way
are beautiful and fragrant as flowers,
and the wonder of this world, most sublime.

14 FEB 2003

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