January 30, 2026Poem

Valentine…

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Valentine…

What will it take

To make a memory

How do you know

Before they form?

Will this day

Be one to remember

For its sincerity,

Perfect symmetry

The simplicity

Of the moment.

The elegance

Of a gesture

Innocently made.

The beauty of

An honest heart.

The radiance of a smile,

The turn of a phrase

That touches

You deep inside,

To reveal

The world

And all its gifts

Laid open.

A story board

Of holding hands

And stolen kisses,

Every time

You bend your head

To smell a rose.

All the simple things

In life,

It is my belief

You would do well

To have

Such times

To keep as memories

And even better

For you

Never to forget.