Valentine's Day

For the february fourteenth is arriving,
the day that some look forward to,
and the day I dread, for I had none to
share my feelings and express my love.

This year was different, for a new relationship was blossiming,
And to make it a perfect one, i embarked on a journey,
to find the right gift, the one that express my innermost feelings,
And the one that tells her how special she is to me.,

Greeting cards are in abundance,and in many forms too,
starting from the teen love to the elderly love,
Every card trying to be as poetic as possible and as effusive as they can,
so that they can express how i feel about my woman.

Hallmark tells me that they will say her that she is the reason for my wanting to live,
and i cannot help but ask, how have i lived all these great many years?
American greetings tells me that they will say her that she is the perfect one,
and i pause again to wonder, doesn't perfection take effort and time?

Flowers tell me that they alone can mesmerize a woman,
with their pleasing aroma and their colorful petals.
Before, i can narrow on one, they tell me not to rush,
for each flower has a story to tell.

Giving a Red Rose tells the woman that i love her the deepest,
while a white one says that our match is heaven made,
A yellow conveys my joy and admiration for her,
while a lavendar conveys my smittenness with her.

As i try to figure out what color of roses to give to her,
i see a whole line of lillies, daffodles, daisies and much more
each screaming to me to ignore the rest and choose them instead,
as they and only they can truly convey my feelings..

And as i stand there, contemplating on what to do,
I see chocolates of all textures, colors and sizes asking me not to forget them,
for they have always remained a woman's favorite,
and they would be needed to set her mood up.

And again, i see another whole bunch of soft toys,
bears, dogs, cats and many more, both real and mystical,
telling me that i can mesmerize the woman by giving them,
as their soft and cuddly touch will remind of our times together.

As i stood there not knowing what to do, i was dazzled
by those gold-laced ornaments, pearl necklaces, diamonds
and much more, flying in the air screaming to me, that
jewelry remains a woman's best friend in this digital age.

Amidst all of this confusion, i stood there standing,
helpless, utterly helpless, not knowing what to do,
for i want to proclaim my love her in all those ways,
read her all those poetic lines from those effusive cards,
give her those wonderful boquets of flowers,
make her eat those mouth watering delicacies,
dress her with all those exquisite jewelry,
fill her bedroom with those soft toys,
give her everything to make her yearn for me for a lifetime.

As i push myself into that wonderland,
i have a glimpse of those moments, those special times,
when we were alone together, when we spoke about
our future and our lives together,
never had she mentioned of any of the above except for my love,
and that makes me feel sorry that i thought of her in such a shallow way,
for i realized that she cares for my presence and my love than anything else.

And how shall i make her happy this valentine's day?
I realized that i had the thing, that special thing to
make her happy all along and yet i wandered around.
The gift that neither dazzles her nor is exotic, but yet
touches her and makes her appreciate me more,
my true love and my solemn promise that, what may come,
i will be by her side,in happiness and sorrow as well...


I LOVE YOU!

Happy Valentine's Day!