Valentine

I left you on the day of love
All those years ago.
How we found our way back here,
I will never know.
Never one for romance,
I can’t stand long glances, held hands.
More for parties and dancing,
Thrill of the front row, seeing bands.
You always liked that about me.
You’re the first it didn’t scare away.
And if we didn’t have our wild streak,
How dull things might be today.
You are your own enigma.
Renaissance woodsman, sports to extreme.
Your mysteries forever unfolding,
Deepest thoughts, sometimes hard to glean,
Love, you show through acts of care,
And it brings our family together.
Your humor, sometimes silly,
Shines sun no matter the weather.
You take me always as I am,
Accepting my dreams and my crazy,
Uplift me, restore my vision,
Even on the days it gets hazy.
Things are sometimes messy.
Life and love can be hard.
But I celebrate you every day,
Even if I didn’t get you a card.