When garden guests
have long gone and
into cold winter night
When all is quiet
but for fountain-
gurgled splashes,
could you but spy
you’d see them flit,
wee beasties with
sparkle-trailed wings
riding orchid’s backs.
They rise and race
to frilly cheers heard
only by earthworm ears.
Each card an awkward
aspect of love’s alphabet
in retrospect, safely tucked
in its vintage array.
Yet pause a moment
and let them play again
in your heart that has not
quite yet turned to stone.
The first pic is from fmg a couple of weeks back, taken as we strolled through the Victorian indoor garden. Same place the video of the heron fountain not long ago. The last three are from the library where my granddaughter goes for story time.
Hope you each enjoy your Valentines Day!
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Lovely V Day presentation. I love vintage anything!
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Glad you enjoyed it, Violet. Hope yours is going well.
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This is so sweet Li. Both the poem and pictures
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Sadje, thank you <3 Hope you are enjoying your day.
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You’re welcome. I had a good day, relaxed. 😎
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Those Victorian Valentine’s are little works of art. What a delight!
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Yes, they are, Colleen. Wish I would have time to take more close-ups of them. Hope you are enjoying your Valentines Day.
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Happy Valentines Day…again! I love those cards. Someone said they are like little works of art…and they are!
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Yes they are.
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I love things like that. They went the extra mile at that time.
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What a lovely Valentine’s Day post, Li. Beautiful photos and I love those cards. Delightful!
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Eugi, very happy you enjoyed my post. Thank you <3
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My pleasure, Li.
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p.s. Hope you had a Happy Valentine Day!
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I did and Thank you, Li.
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<3
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Happy Valentine’s, Lisa! :-)
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Thanks, Christian :)
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Love the vintage valentines. In your poetry I’m especially fond of “wee beasties with
sparkle-trailed wings
riding orchid’s backs.”❤️
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:) Thanks, Melissa. There is always magic at the gardens.
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Those Valentines are great. They have a corny sincerity that the world completely lacks right now. (K)
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Great description of them. I know what you mean :(
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Delightful, Lisa! Loving the wee beasties! 😊
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:) Thanks, Nancy!
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Beautiful poetry, Lisa.
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Thanks much. Hope you had a wonderful day of love with your hub.
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I love old Valentines Day cards. Nice post. :-)
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I bet your eyes would be glazing over to see them close up. I know you love your vintage.
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You betcha — I didn’t spend much time on getting goodies together this year, but I’ll be back on the hunt next year.
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