Valentine’s Day 2018
Today is Valentine’s Day, but I don’t need a special day
To say the things I always mean whenever I look your way.
I delight in all you are, my love—my lady and my bride;
You’re the one that I rejoice to have standing by my side.
I love the way your smile speaks more to me than words,
And your laughter at the joys we share is the best thing
that I’ve heard.
I love to see my lady reflected in our girl and boys,
And I see you clear when I see in them their brightness, kindness,
joy.
You know your feelings in a flash, and you wear them on your
sleeve;
In highs and lows, where e’er we go, you share your heart
with me.
Now I, by contrast, don’t know how to express what’s inside
of me,
But still you love this muddled mass of unspoken mysteries.
But there’s one thing that I know I feel, and I feel it in a
flash,
When I ask my heart how it feels of you—oh, a feeling
unsurpassed!
You’re the comfort that I run to at the end of a weary day;
You’re the solace that I lean on when the world’s not going
my way.
You’re the best thing in my life, love—you and our kiddos three;
And it’s your love that shines right through the beauty of
our family.