Both Ways

Valentine’s Day: the story is that St. Valentine was imprisoned for performing weddings for Roman soldiers, who weren’t allowed to marry, and for looking after Christians. It’s believed that he healed his jailer’s daughter while he was in prison and then wrote “from your Valentine” as a final goodbye to her before he was executed. He was all about relationships, and so is today’s poem ….

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BOTH WAYS                                                 

hands full of poetry
pockets full of almonds
I share them
with you
when we talk over coffee

or shall we sit
curled in an armchair
and watch old movies
while bread rises?

either way, I will
enter or leave
only with you

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first published by Raven Online

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Those Blue Shoes for ages 7-11 … Weston’s … skill in juggling time past with time present … the plot unfolds with fast-paced action, mystery, suspense and even a ghost. Joan Givner

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