Feb.15, the day after Valentine’s (a poem for sorry lovers)

February Fifteen, Valentine’s has come and gone. I wonder what have I done?
No flowers were bought, no cards were sought. Not a single word written down. You must think me a clown.
Roses may be red, and Violets may be blue, but I must look like a right Tulip to you.
How difficult could it be? The date is the same every year, you see.
Couldst thou forgiveth this blight, William Shakespeare might write.
But I am no bard. However, despite my forgetfulness, for you, there is always a place in my heart.
Make it up to you I will. Or your servant I’ll be better still.
But a servant is not what you are looking for. Just simply someone to open your door.
Although I am a day late, be my Valentine. Take this humble offer, please do not decline.

Darker Valentine’s day music.

Ah yes, it is that time of year again when men frantically rush into the shops to buy those last minutes cards and presents for their beloved. Sweaty palms, nervous twitches etc. I say men because lets face it, you hardly see any women in shops buying valentine’s gifts(they are clever, they would have bought stuff a week earlier).

Of course with all this romance in the air, there is a need for music to celebrate this feast of love etc. However, some of this romantic is so sweet it gives you that queasy feeling. Just to counter balance that a selection of slightly different love songs.

Kylie Minogue & Nick Cave – Where The Wild Roses Grow

Alice Cooper – How You Gonna See Me Now

Lita Ford & Ozzy Osbourne – Close Your Eyes Forever

Don’t lose your head on Valentine’s day

Ah yes, it is that time of year again when men frantically rush into the shops to buy those last minutes cards and presents for their beloved. Sweaty palms, nervous twitches etc. I say men because lets face it, you hardly see any women in shops buying valentine’s gifts(they are clever, they would have bought  stuff a week earlier).

It is the feast day of love and romance but the origin of St Valentine’s day is a brutal one.

Under the rule of Claudius the Cruel, Rome was involved in many unpopular and bloody campaigns.

The emperor had to maintain a strong army, but was having a difficult time getting soldiers to join his military leagues. Claudius believed that Roman men were unwilling to join the army because of their strong attachment to their wives and families.

To get rid of the problem, Claudius banned all marriages and engagements in Rome. Valentine.

A Roman priest named Valentine believing that the decree was unfair, went against the cruel emperor’s decree and continued to secretly wed young lovers. When his actions were discovered, Claudius had the defiant Roman priest arrested and put to death. Part of the legend is the priest’s farewell note for his jailer’s daughter, whom he had befriended. He signed it, “From Your Valentine.”

Valentine was taken to the Prefect of Rome, who sentenced him to be beaten to death and beheaded. Valentine’s execution took place on February 14, around the year 270. He was declared a saint for his service, and the rest, as they say, is history.

Although not much is actually known about this St. Valentine (as there are actually several early Christian martyrs named Valentine), and whether he actually performed his heroic deed for lovers, the world has come to regard him as a true herald of love, and has been celebrating February 14 by exchanging love letters and special gifts.

 

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