St. Valentine stopped by to say,
"While I am flattered by this day,
instead of candy, flowers, cards
and golden chain bought by the yard

all funneled to one gal or guy
[and here he paused, released a sigh]
extend that love to all mankind–
that's really what I had in mind." 

Text and image © 2013 by Dirk deVries. All
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