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 ….
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
first published by Raven Online
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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