A Valentine For An Old Love Poem by Cj Heck
A Valentine For An Old Love
In an old shoebox
hidden in the attic,
there rests among
my cherished things,
a Valentine
tied with ivory ribbon.
It was never sent.
The love it represents
is still as fresh
in my mind
as the scent of the roses
he brought me
every Wednesday,
just because it was
the day we first met.
So many miles and years
now lie between us.
The youthful he and I
have long since moved on,
and he'll never know
the regret I've felt
for what might have been
had I been free to love again.
The pain of that loss is
still fresh in my heart.
I’ll always love him.
I’ll always care.
He’s forever here
in my heart
and one more time
I wonder...
what might have been
had I put a stamp
on my Valentine
and dropped it in the box.
This Valentine’s Day,
as on so many others,
I send out this wish
from my heart to his:
“For what we had,
I wish you love.”
A perfect, marvelous love poem! A great tribute so full of regret and sadness, yet bearing the glimmers of lost joy! Thank you so much for sharing this!
So deeply touching and wonderful poem. A great depiction of a wistful affection for the past. Well crafted.
Nostalgic and very moving poem, excellently written.
C.J., this poem is beautiful. How life could have turned out differently if we had made different choices! (I would still have all my fingers.) Congratulations on having it selected as poem of the day!
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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'I wonder... what might have been had I put a stamp on my Valentine and dropped it in the box.' So many love stories never begin just because we do not take that one step.. Tender regrets remain only at the end of it.. A beautiful poem that many, many of us will relate to.. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for your thoughtful comments, Souren.