I thought about what I want to give you for Valentine's Day …
Sadly, I did not find anything suitable to send you in the post,
and so I have striven for something much simpler,
yet much more important to me.
Since words often seem to fail me and finding the right ones can be a whole science by itself, I have decided get help.
This is as a way of introduction.
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When most I wink, then do mine eyes best see,
For all the day they view things unrespected;
But when I sleep, in dreams they look on thee,
And darkly bright are bright in dark directed;
Then thou, whose shadow shadows doth make bright,
How would thy shadow's form form happy show
To the clear day with thy much clearer light,
When to unseeing eyes thy shade shines so?
How would, I say, mine eyes be blessed made
By looking on thee in the living day,
When in dead night thy fair imperfect shade
Through heavy sleep on sightless eyes doth stay?
All days are nights to see till I see thee,
And nights bright days when dreams do show thee me.
I know the old master is hard to follow, but I will try!
I had really tried to find something special to give you, and with all that on my mind, I had forgotten something essential!
Maybe you think this is something that belongs with a younger generation, but I have never had the opportunity to do it, so please bear with me.
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