Happy Valentine’s Day! There are so many ways to show love and kindness – a gesture, a smile, a caring act. And while Valentine’s Day is most often associated with romantic love, it can (and should, in my opinion) be a celebration of everyday love in all its many forms.
For today’s poem I decided to write a rhyming couplet (not my usual structure for a poem) and celebrate a grandmother’s love.
A Valentine for Nina
You’ve captured my heart.
I hold you in my arms,
No escaping your charms.
Ten fingers, ten toes
As soft as a rose.
Those eyes bright as sunlight
In a sky blue and white.
Your smile is a gift
Sure to soothe any rift.
The music of your voice
Leaves me no choice –
You’ve captured my heart.
You can also read a rhyming story poem I posted earlier this week for Susanna Leonard Hill’s Valentiny Contest here.
Today’s Poetry Round Up is at Teacher Dance. Thanks, Linda!
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Every little part fills up my heart, too, Rose. Happy Valentine’s Day to you & to Nina!
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Your granddaughter will treasure this beautiful poem!
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Awwwwwww. What a lucky girl to have a poet for a Grandma. The love in this is sweet, tender and perfect like those little toes.
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Your love shines through! What a beautiful poetic gift for Nina.
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Perfection. I love the way the first and last lines frame the couplets.
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Couldn’t agree more that Valentine’s Day should be a celebration of love in all of its forms! Thanks you for sharing your poem for your granddaughter—it touches my heart.
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Aww! Ruth, thereisnosuchthingasagodforsakentown.blogspot.com
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