Best Saint Valentine Poems

Straight-up the arrows,
hard-pressed the doors
to all the rooms
in all the houses
on Clark Street.

Father Coughlin brought blessings
thinned with broth
from potato peelings.

Women poured tears
into fringed shawls,
and buried their dead
above Dublin’s seashore,
along the banks
of the river Liffey.

Through the years,
the ghost of James Clark,
Bugsy’s brother-in-law,
pursued Al Capone 
all the...

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Rose and jasmine may loose their

                        charm and enchanting fragrance

            ...

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Man of good intension, of love, honour,

though defied Roman emperor Claudius,

became a Martyr died without mourner,

yet over centuries became most glorious,

Roman army free of affection or love,

dedicated Fighting men was Claudius's law,

man of the cloth married lovers as he should,

Claudius beheaded him and that's for...

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He held not one sword.

Scattering crimson parchment-
encouraging love forsaken by
men with narrow hearts.

Weddings in the cradle of night.
Sweet songs are sung softly,
by few brave enough to witness,
holding candles. Ready to hush their glow
as soldiers scour the streets.
Hunting the steadfast will of love.
Devouring the flesh of...

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You, gorgeous Muse, with velvety skin
The sugary sap of my poetic pen
And the sole labyrinth of my soul
You inspire me and I adore you.

You are my perennial spring smile
The garden of my ethereal flowers
The leitmotif of my dreams in exile
And the fictional oasis of the...

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