Plumpest Sweetheart

"Barn Owl"

High in the chaffy, taffy-colored haze
of the hayloft, up under the starry
nail-hole twinkle of the old tin roof,
there is a nest of straw and baling twine
I have hidden my valentine for you:
a white heart woven on snowy feathers
in which wide eyes of welcome open
to you as you climb the rickety ladder
into my love. Behind those eyes lies
a boudoir of intimate darkness, darling,
the silks of oblivion. And set like a jewel
dead center in the heart is a golden hook
the size of a finger ring, to hold you
always, plumpest sweetheart mouse of mine.

from Valentines: Poems
by Ted Kooser,
former U.S. poet Laureate
winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry


It's only a week till the BIG heart day! Excitement is growing here at "Funville." I have to be careful, though, those little chocolate kisses could easily melt all over my favorite book of valentine poems. I guess it would then be chocolate covered poetry.

This Monday is about to melt right off the calendar. More poetry is on the page preceding this one. And ~HERE asked if I'd wear those Valentine Shoes -- of course I would! I may not be able to move in them, but I'd wear them. I used to own knee-high boots that were red, white, and blue with stripes & stars. So Valentine Shoes -- sure!!

Good night at 9:00 from Southern California.
Rosie (& Mr. Fun, and Chloe and her friends), aka Carol