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Forgotten Valentines

I went through the attic and there I found
Stacks of valentines just laying around
Some of them received when I was a child
Days of innocence before I was wild

Then I found one from when I was a teen
When we broke up I was so very mean
As I read her card  I'm left feeling bad
Thinking about it now makes me so sad

Everything seemed like a promise of love
Spirits soaring on wings from high above
Still here they sit alone in this pile
Heart shaped gifts forgotten for a while

What happened to the ones I threw away
All my lost Valentines from former days
Hearts that were broken including my own
Valentines is difficult when you're alone

Practice makes perfect true love in the end
Forgotten Valentines were just pretend
Now I know a love that is made to last
My old Valentines, belong in the past

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Sunita U.D Palawon

Date: 2/5/2017 11:19:00 AM

This the beauty of emotion..fake or real momentarily it makes us happy! Liked what you wrote. Congrats. :)

Nayda Ivette Negron Flores

Date: 2/4/2017 10:11:00 PM

Congratulations Richard on the placement of the contest.

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 2/5/2017 8:20:00 AM

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 2/5/2017 8:15:00 AM

Thanks Dadya.

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl

Date: 2/12/2013 10:53:00 AM

Belated congratulations on your win once more Richard xx

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 2/12/2013 2:50:00 PM

Thanks Mandy.

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 2/11/2013 9:16:00 PM

Richard:-) ... Congratulations, with your awesome poem in Debra s "The Forgotten Valentine... " contest... glad to see you on the winning list. Always & Forever* PD

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 2/12/2013 2:50:00 PM

Thanks Linda

Joyce Johnson

Date: 2/11/2013 6:29:00 PM

So happpy you found your one true valentine. The others just don't matter. Congratulations on your win. Love, Joyce

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 2/11/2013 8:23:00 PM

Thanks Joyce

Debra Squyres

Date: 2/11/2013 12:54:00 PM

So this write was yours...well, Well done !!! Thank you for supporting my first member's contest. Congratulations on your WIN !! So sweet that one feels that way about their spouse, as it should be.

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 2/11/2013 1:11:00 PM

Thanks Debra, good contest.

Isaiah Zerbst

Date: 2/6/2013 2:33:00 PM

Hey, Rick, this one is great! You did an awesome job of milking the theme for all it was worth. Sad, happy, hopeful, tender. You've got it all. I hope this one does well for ya.

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 2/6/2013 3:02:00 PM

Thanks Isaiah

Black Eyed Susan

Date: 2/6/2013 10:23:00 AM

What wonderful imagery you created - the heart shaped gifts in a pile - and I love your pondering tone of wondering what happened to the other cards. sweet dedication to your wife too :)

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 2/6/2013 10:29:00 AM

Thanks Susan, I am pleased you enjoyed my poem. You have made me smile.

Cecilia Macfarlane

Date: 2/3/2013 9:20:00 AM

What a sweet birthday tribute for your wife...you both are so lucky to know true love. Hugs

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 2/3/2013 9:44:00 AM

Thanks Cecillia, I feel extremely blessed.

Vesna Kovrlija

Date: 2/2/2013 2:06:00 AM

Young people are selfish, so you don`t have to feel sad because you had been bad. Your wife is a very lucky lady! A wonderful poem! Good luck in the contest! You are my favorite poet now.

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 2/2/2013 9:00:00 AM

I am honoured!

Russell Sivey

Date: 2/1/2013 6:47:00 PM

This is another one of your tremendous writes my friend! You have done a magnificent job with this glorious poem! What a fantastic piece, Great Work!!