A Valentine of sorts
In any case
it’s always the particulars
this particular rose
at this particular time
on this particular day
for this particular love
at this particular juncture
of your life
the faces shared
in that particular mirror
and how your language
coalesced
through the accumulation
of particular shared
experiences
so that you grew together
rather than apart
and your hand felt good
in her hand
to say nothing
of her lips
and time had its own
declarations
but you had
a particular shared agenda
and the water flowed
under bridges
and through canals
and along rivers
where swans drifted
and you climbed
certain particular hills
side by side
and dined in places
that over time became familiar
and the bond was love
that simple
a Valentine of sorts
John Lyons