V-Day

I do not need to eat In a romantic atmosphere. I’d much prefer a pub-type place For burgers and a beer. Those fancy boxed-up chocolates And a dozen long-stemmed roses Would get a thumbs-down vote If that’s what anyone proposes. On V-Day, I prefer a card And possibly a flick, With dinner in the kind of place That I would always pick. As long as on this date I have My husband by my side, Then all of my requirements Have somehow been supplied. So all those red accoutrements And other mushy stuff Won’t make me any happier – For love’s reward enough.