For me, it doesn’t have to be the traditional red roses – or roses at all!
If I receive flowers today, I will be thrilled because I love them all but Valentine’s Day is not as hyped as it could be in Oz… and I’m lucky to have a man in my life who just enjoys buying flowers to surprise me.
But, the reason my husband and I will make a point of getting each other a card today, is because he blind-sided me by declaring his intentions on Valentine’s Day in 2002.
At the time I was just pleased to make contact with an old boyfriend from 28 years before, never suspecting or looking or even wanting that relationship again. We’d both well and truly moved on in our lives – there were continents between us.
Boy, did that all change – and I couldn’t be happier!
When I wrote this poem for a friend’s wedding, I was obviously talking about my beautiful man…
I hope you’ve got someone in your life who you love as deeply.
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