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Be A Valentine

Oh what a Valentine
God would have to make!
bigger than a loving home
a classroom
a cathedral
a universe perhaps -- 

let us help by each doing 
one's humble diligent part

Fall on the mushy sword!

choose one heart at least
to start

choose One Love to fondly begin

think of prince and princess 
returned slipper ball -- 

or let One Love choose you
and enjoy the one-day, tender squall~ 

even if only on this open-heart, special 
occasion... (Let the moths fly out!)
(Let the fever of love be your 
furious~ delirious, physician-prescribed 
psychotic bout!)

Make that manic shout!

Email, send a card, make 
that precious intimate call!
(poems for extra points) 

Be a Valentine~All!!!

Copyright © Joe Dimino | Year Posted 2025

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Ink Empress Date: 2/15/2025 7:15:00 AM Awwn i loved the energy in thisx yes let love fill the air and express and share what you have within for those around and for the special ones that one may be connected to. I really love the lines “even if only on this open-heart, special occasion... (Let the moths fly out!) (Let the fever of love be your furious~ delirious, physician-prescribed psychotic bout!)” made me smile! Hah this is such a clever and witty take on valentine and the last line i agree with! Yes! Hope valentines day went well for you. Sending you light always Login to Reply Joe Dimino Date: 2/16/2025 3:52:00 PM Thank you, IE; it was a fun write. When things come straight from the heart, it is a lot easier to compose. Thank you, my friend.

Joe Maverick Date: 2/14/2025 1:46:00 PM Well it should be Valentines all round Joe Dimino.' And even this day springs from the Death of a saint..' Again we are in Gods envelope.' Well put poem also ' Login to Reply Joe Dimino Date: 2/14/2025 3:08:00 PM Hi Joe; I hear you. Yes, it would be nice, celebrating love and friendship all year long. Thank you, Joe. Have a blessed Valentine's.

Andrea Dietrich Date: 2/13/2025 5:16:00 PM Great wit and humor. So cute, Joe. Login to Reply Joe Dimino Date: 2/14/2025 8:58:00 AM Thank you, Andrea; have a wonderful Valentine's...blessings!

Daniel Henry Rodgers Date: 2/13/2025 8:00:00 AM Hell Joe, I love the mix of humor and warmth in your message brings a smile to my face and an upbeat rhythm to the heart. I especially love how you invoke the feeling of "One Love," whether found or given, and the playful tone that encourages everyone to dive into the spirit of the day. You've captured the energy of the day perfectly! Happy Valentines Day, My Friend, Daniel Login to Reply Joe Dimino Date: 2/13/2025 8:57:00 AM Thank you, Daniel; your comment has made my day! Have a great Valentine's! Blessings.

Valsa George Date: 2/12/2025 10:25:00 PM "(Let the fever or love be your furious~ delirious, physician-prescribed psychotic bout!)" written in the right spirit of Valentine. Dear Joe, I am greatly inspired and I feel that bout! :) Login to Reply Joe Dimino Date: 2/13/2025 7:37:00 AM Soup's Valentine Song: "Love Crazy!" A hit for sure!

Mystic Rose Rose Date: 2/12/2025 7:51:00 PM Be a Valentine~All!!! Now that says it all lol, love your mushy side dear poet Login to Reply Joe Dimino Date: 2/13/2025 7:39:00 AM Yea, I got a jelly heart at the center of all my metaphysics: what the heck:) Happy Valentine's Vie. Have a beautiful day!

Hilda Greenhough Date: 2/12/2025 12:25:00 PM Anyone with a child has a Valentine. Mine is a daughter. Thank you for this poem. Login to Reply Joe Dimino Date: 2/12/2025 1:38:00 PM Wonderful! A very happy Valentine's to you and your dear daughter. A day for love! The two of you are blessed to have one another.

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 2/12/2025 10:29:00 AM - "Let the moths fly out" ... I can remember the smell of mothballs that were all over the house, at my childhood friend's house ... it smelled "old" :))) - Doesn't sound romantic :))) - I'll send you an email with a bunch of poems and lots of hearts :) - hugs Login to Reply Joe Dimino Date: 2/12/2025 1:46:00 PM You are so the romantic! I look forward to your virtual email of poems with baited breath. Thank you so much, dear poetess. Poetry and love are inseparable:) Have a wonderful Valentine's! Oh the hearts. Mine will greet yours unabashedly!:)))