This day, a time to cherish every hour
when valentines reveal such tender thoughts,
As friends exchange just how today they feel,
to show the clearer picture they have wrought.
The flowers that were hidden yesterday
come dancing through the gardens of our love.
With radiance, the colors light the eyes.
A warm impression flutters like a dove.
Here take, as printed words come flowing forth,
And penned emotions burst from deep within,
The card, the flowers, dinner, all speak out
to say just what will help, a heart to win.
(February 2004)