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Val
and
Vi
were
Valentines
They
sat
side
by
side
on
a
rack,
Just
simple,
little
red
hearts,
That
didn't
stand
out
from
the
pack.
They
were
dusted
off
each
morning
When
the
storekeeper
opened
the
store
Then,
clean
and
bright
and
beaming,
They
kept
watch
on
the
store's
front
door.
Who
might
come
through
that
entry
way,
And
buy
these
Valentines?
They
felt
with
great
expectancy,
Their
turn
would
come
in
time.
Now,
Val
and
Vi
were
pretty
plain,
Not
gussied
up
-
no
lace,
They
probably
cost
less
money,
too,
Than
the
others in
the
place
Val
looked
nice,
and
Vi
was
sweet,
And
a
proper
verse
each
bore,
Yet,
day
by
day
they
sadly
watched,
As
other
cards
left
the
store.
"Pick
us!"
Val
got
aggressive,
When
potential
buyers
came,
Fingers
touched
and
brushed
them,
But
on
the
rack
they
still
remained.
Time
was
growing
shorter
now,
Valentines
Day,
nearly
here,
Val
and
Vi
-
askew
and
awry,
Sat
back,
in
the
rack,
without cheer.
"What's
wrong
with
us?"
sweet
Vi
asked
Val,
She
truly
was
distraught,
"Our
verses
contain
such
loving
words,
Why
have
we
not
been
bought."
"I
know
what
the
problem
is,
"Val
gravely
replied
to
Vi,
"Our
worth
is
in
our
verse,
And
it
is
tucked
inside."
"Too
many
folks
just
go
by
looks,
They
see
the
outer
frou
frou,
They
don't
take
time
to
look
inside,
To
see
just
who
is
who."
"Of
course,
that
is
their
loss,
sweet
Vi,
We
know
what
is
real,
Now,
please
see
inside
of
me,
So
you'll
know
how
I
feel."
"ROSES
ARE
RED,VIOLETS
ARE
BLUE,
CANDY
IS
SWEET,
AND
I
LOVE
YOU!"
HAPPY
VALENTINES
DAY!
Virginia
(Ginny)
Ellis
Copyright
2002
~
Revised
2004
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