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A Valentine
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A Valentine |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania 
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The Valentine After time has spent the soil And age has warped the vine What now remains of loving trust In stagnant air and attic dust That fade a valentine? So many years, so many tears Have fallen on these words. Were sentiments sketched on this page Meant to survive another age Or never more be heard? I say that Valentines live on And verses never die I say that love knows of its depth In every tear, in every breath In every midnight sky And I believe the words you wrote Are roses on the vine Still meant to fill my heart with bliss Still lingering within a kiss And in this valentine Nobody knows the power of love Etched in a phrase divine But I am sure that love contained Within this valentine remains A treasure that is mine Bright hearts of red are tumbling down Through beams of attic must As vibrant as the night you gave A valentine so sweetly saved And faded in the dust Your words still touch my throbbing heart As memories slowly creep For time can tenderly enshrine The contents of a valentine, And words on which I weep Elizabeth Santos |
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Gentle Spirit Member Patricius
since 2000-10-09
Posts 13989 |
OH....so very lovely Liz. Perfection.  |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
sadly beautiful |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296 |
you are the treasure Liz...this was so bittersweetly beautiful... Now, I've got a great idea...how bout this be put to music???? Yes? |
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Larry C
since 2001-09-10
Posts 10286United States |
Elizabeth, How you touched my heart. I have cards from my daughter and I make sure I have one in each of my Bibles. Lovely write... If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, I'd walk right up to heaven and bring you home again. |
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Krawdad Member Elite
since 2001-01-03
Posts 2597 |
Sweet |
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