Valentine’s Day Poem
V’s Day
I do not care for Valentine’s Day
A consumer culture’s celebration
What about the many lonely people
They’ll gladly do without it
And if you have lived for a while
Of course you know what I mean
Yes it is Valentine’s Day big deal
I could chose to ignore it again
Like last year despite Chet Baker
Or write a perfunctory silly
Red hearted card with a printed
Make believe love message
The one I will not give to you
This day no more or less ordinary
No day ordinary when you are in it
So I tell you today and tomorrow
Here is to you and to your art
Your unrestraint impish smile
Your quick frown your intent drive
Your attentiveness your tenderness
Your tough guy surface your colors
Your patience and your impatience
Your shamelessness your humility
Your strength your contradictions
Your reliance your inconsistencies
Your naughty vocabulary your gallantry
Your jazz sophistication and gipsy passion
Your surprises your predictabilities
Your guidance and your inquiries
Your strong profile your chiseled body
Your sensitiveness your wisdom
Your playfulness and serious veneer
Your expediency and your slow motion
Your maturity and your boyishness
Your virility your seductive charisma
So here is to you today and ahead