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MY VALENTINE
This is a day of sweet emotions,
a day unlike any other.
A time set aside for the romance that is shared
by two impassioned lovers.
A day is only 24 hours long
from it's beginning to its end,
But Valentine's Day can be a continuous day
if the love is without pretense.

Now you stand before me
with the look of hunger in your eyes.
Not a hungry look of passion
but the warm look of a new shared life.
The days turn to weeks, the weeks to months,
and the months will soon become years.
You stand with me through times of good and bad
and through the laughter and the tears.

I hear the words you are saying
as they are spoken with sincerity.
Spoken words that have my trust and faith
because they are words that I believe.
Some people get taken for granted
but that is not the case here.
Your patience, understanding, and concern
are just a few of the things I love so dear.

You show your sense of commitment
by the way you stand by my side.
You came to me at my time of destitution
and gave happiness to my life.
The moments where I feel reserved
you are willing to give me time.
All the things I say and do
you look upon with a sense of pride.

How can I not see the beauty
that is in the love you give?
How can I express the ease I feel
when you're the one I am conversing with?
How do I tell you that I know
I can come to you with anything?
By asking you everyday to be
My Valentine is a wonderful beginning.
Thank you Diane for all your love and caring and support.  For staying by my side and for understanding on so many times when you didn't have to.  You are such a wonderful woman and you mean the world to me.
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