Valentine

Happy Valentine's Day!

i like Valentine's Day. Some people do not. i have always been a fan of it though, not finding it necessary in the least, mind you...but simply enjoying it. There is something simple about it that appeals to me, perhaps something clear and uncomplicated and even a little fabricated that i find attractive. Sometimes i want the fabricated, sometimes i think we all do. Valentine's Day...fabrications...this...it all reminds me of a poem by one of the best writers out there (and a personal favourite), Sylvia Plath:

The prince leans to the girl in scarlet heels,
Her green eyes slant, hair flaring in a fan
Of silver as the rondo slows; now reels
Begin on tilted violins to span

The whole revolving tall glass palace hall
Where guests slide gliding into light like wine;
Rose candles flicker on the lilac wall
Reflecting in a million flagons' shine,

And glided couples all in whirling trance
Follow holiday revel begun long since,
Until near twelve the strange girl all at once
Guilt-stricken halts, pales, clings to the prince

As amid the hectic music and cocktail talk
She hears the caustic ticking of the clock.

i also noticed something this year. Those little heart candies with the messages on them? Well they are definitely becoming dirty. This year i had the pleasant surprise of receiving ones that said "why wait," "anytime" and "how much," to name a few. Hah. It was definitely amusing.
have a good one.