I give you a rose
In this valentine-
Decked in an ornate beauty
Of a virgin flower.
It is vested in you now-
For final trials in your court of love;
For if I’m loved in return
You will hear the rhythms of my loving heart.
For if my love is not returned
You will hear my melancholy love songs.
{Inspiration: ‘Sometimes with One I Love’ by Walt Whitman}
©Dom 14th February 2013
” Valentine ” , delivers to the reader a satisfying , apposite coda to the at times , elsewhere ,raucous cacophony of Valentine’s day.