For My Valentine

Valentine’s Day arrived right on cue
Each passing year our love sparks anew
Reading our tea leaves always comes natural
Our minds act as one, avoiding any spectacle
Togetherness provides us our special love potion
While distance between us creates a different emotion
Inhaling each other’s love with a passion that will not stop
Like devouring a sundae, with a maraschino cherry on top
With the tenacity of quicksand your love pulls me in
Given the opportunity, yes, I would do it all again
Restaurants, mountain tops, or parks to go play
Are among the places to visit on this special day
So, I asked My Valentine where we should go
To which she replied, “there’s no place like home ”
With this acknowledgement now bestowed
I’ll love you forever, this I do know

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This is my response to Linda Kruschke’s Paint Chip Poetry Challenge Prompt #7. The challenge is to write a poem in response to the prompt card that includes at least two (this week only) of the seven paint chip words or phrases. The prompt phrase is There’s No Place Like Home and the prompt words are: tea leaves, bone, deep-sea vent, quicksand, maraschino, wisdom tooth, and love potion.

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