Dear Valentine, may I
Discount that you are shy
And be so bold to try
To steal away your eye?

Dear Valentine, May I
Reach up to draw you nigh?
Such respite brings a sigh
And hearkens to July.

Dear Valentine, may I
Offer the world and sky,
The clouds so lofty, high,
The winds that travel by?

Dear Valentine, may I
All others ‘round deny?
For in your sweet supply
I’ll rest my head and die.

May I?
14 February A.D. 2010