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Without Red Paper and Candy

He doesn't bring her flowers, Nor say much on Valentine's day, For he was flipping a house to sell and Give her her dream home one day. Grubby and dirty he kissed her, Curled up on the couch with a book, She, with the cats, lie on his shoulder, In comfort, in quiet peace, just looked. "Will you be my Valentine", she whispered, And he lay down the story he was reading. "I have been your Valentine since the first moment I saw you, And you are mine without red paper and candy."

Copyright © | Year Posted 2018




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Date: 2/18/2018 7:38:00 PM
well, hey, I would rather have the dream house too, but I don't get that OR the candy. hahaha. (actually this year I actually got chocolates from him!) Love this, Sunlite.
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Date: 2/18/2018 12:13:00 PM
Aww how sweet sunlit... we never celebrate with cards and stuff like that I don't need one day a year to express my love:-) hugs Jan xx
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Date: 2/16/2018 1:53:00 PM
There's a sushi advertisement just below your poem, what a turn off after reading such sweetness...
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Date: 2/17/2018 9:47:00 AM
Haha! I do wish they could get rid of those middle of the page ads! Thanks for your sweet comment. A Valentine chocolate heart to you!
Date: 2/15/2018 4:49:00 PM
Romantic. My wife would still want a card. ??
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Date: 2/15/2018 8:38:00 AM
so sweet and simple, that is what love is..
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Date: 2/15/2018 1:55:00 AM
Victor is right, we don't need the card companies to tell us when to love. Great verse Sunlite. Tom
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Date: 2/14/2018 11:28:00 PM
Aww - that is very sweet, Sunlite. Marvelously penned. Much enjoyed.
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Date: 2/14/2018 8:29:00 PM
This is so very beautiful Sunlite. So very...
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Date: 2/14/2018 8:03:00 PM
Inspirational, you'll see, Thank you, best wishes... Mick
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