A very special Valentine Gringo.
My first one from Dave is in a box with other things I have kept but I haven't seen it for many years. How wonderful to revive that first one every year. If makes it so very special and meaningful.
I hope tomorrow is as special for you in its own way.x
P.s. Perhaps I should find that card, instead of trying to ignore the date and all the memories that it brings, even if it does bring tears. Thanks you Gringo.
You might remember that when I was in floods last year, because it was the first time in 50 years that I hadn't received a birthday card from John, I sorted out all my cards and put them in separate folders: Christmas, Anniversary, Birthday (they filled 2 folders), Valentines and lastly Miscellaneous, which included Get Well Soon, Good Luck in your new job, Congratulations etc.
I felt heaps better when I looked through the Birthday cards (and I found almost all of them), so I did the same thing at Christmas, and today I took the Valentines cards out. The very first one has "To My Sweetheart" on it, I don't think they had cards with "Fiancee" on them then.
It has the most lovely poem in it, that John composed, (see - I'm not the only one who writes Odes!) including this:
You are my lovely Valentine
Of extreme beauty so divine
You are the love of my life
And very soon you'll be my wife
When you look into my eyes
So easily you hypnotise
I love this wondrous bundle of charms
Forever I'll hold her in my arms
Let the heavens hear my call
For I shall give this girl my all
Whether at work, or whether at leisure
She is my most precious treasure
Had a cry when I read it (it's about 20 verses long), but the were happy tears, and I'm so thankful that I was loved by such a lovely man. xxx