Happy Valentine’s Day from Four and Twenty! Below are our favorites from the Valentine Verses you have submitted. May your day resound with poetry.
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Candy hearts proclaim
YOURS 4 EVER, STUCK ON U
Love in a nutshell
Cara Holman
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glassine lake waters
swan necks forming perfect hearts
each bow to their mate
Stacey Wilson
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February love,
intimate, those kisses, hugs
cozy warmth, so snug
Lisa Brown
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Daffodils blooming
an expansive calm blue sky
love is in the air
Judy Shanley
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unrealistic
impossibly romantic
can you meet me there?
Richard Austin Borthwick
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Wandering through life
You are here, filling me up
Invoking true love.
Heather Strang
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Her long tousled hair
tenderly brushed by his hand
on a moonlit night.
Ellen Rothstein
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Listen to my heart
it beats in time with your own
but stays true to self
Richard Austin Borthwick
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Just the two of them
rocking and remembering
on the old porch swing.
Ellen Rothstein
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he holds her frail hand
a lifetime spent as sweethearts
final warmth of love
Stacey Wilson
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I say “I love you.”
You whisper “Dear one, me too.”
Ten years since you died.
Nancy Montague
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he sat alone
unwrapped flowers in his hand
starved petals browning
Angie Werren
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You apart from me
My soul aching to hold you
touching you once more
Jennifer Carpenter
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No gem in champagne
You gave truly from your heart
A beer can pull-ring
Nancy Montague
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Hope for love endures
Through red paper promises
I’m yours, please be mine
Shelley Harrison Rae
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Don’t spit on the mirror.
Don’t leave dirty dishes in the sink.
Do say you love me.
Karen Grosskreutz
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Suckers pay full price. But
lovers give all. It would be a
bargain at twice the price.
Karen Grosskreutz
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I want the last word.
But that means I would have to
speak to you again.
Darcy McMurtery
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Love may bloom and fade
But stores keep selling roses
And chocolate hearts
Cara Holman
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