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Show Valentine s ;y Edgar A. Guest I'd been taking things for granted c In a settled sort of way', Thirty years or more of marriage Rub the' novelty away; And the things' you do in courtship Are so easily forgot j. When life keeps its even tenor, fe Though you think of them or H. not-. We were arm in arm together, Was the' weather foul or fine, aj;. So the notion never struck me ijj That she'd like a valentine. She never spoke about it, Looking back I guess she knew ' n With the home and all it called for I had quite enough to do. 1; There were always gifts' for LD; Christmas And an Easter dress or hat v"' And a token for her birthday, So I let it go at that. Vt But while riding down to business I beheld a merchant's sign , And somehow the notion struck v; me: She might like a valentine. 5 : So I brought a little trinket, And I wrote a card to show It was from the foolish fellow Si' That she married years ago. E'- i had it tied in ribbons fe: And I sent it by a boy; c: But I never dreamed such nonsense non-sense Could have given so much joy. 'cfe For she couldn't have' been gladder s : Or her eyes more brightly shine, t t Had the handsome Robert Taylor C. Sent that valentine of mine. |