Valentine Verses ♥

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