COMMUNITY News:
With Valentine’s Day on the horizon, the community is invited to submit messages or poems expressing love for a spouse, family member or friend, to be published in this Thursday’s print edition of the Los Alamos Daily Post, as well as online.
Please keep each message and poem to 200 words or less and email to caclark@ladailypost.com.
Deadline for submissions is noon Monday.
Examples:
William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 first published in 1609:
Shall I compare thee to a Summer’s day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate:
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And Summer’s lease hath all too short a date:
Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,
And often is his gold complexion dimm’d;
And every fair from fair sometime declines
By chance or nature’s changing course untrimm’d:
But thy eternal Summer shall not fade,
Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest;
Nor shall Death brag thou wanderest in his shade
When in eternal lines to time thou growest:
So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,
So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s Sonnet 42 first published in 1850
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of every day’s
Most quiet need, by sun and candlelight.
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.
I love with a passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood’s faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints,—I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life!—and, if God choose.
I shall but love thee better after death.
Valentine’s Day Messages For Family Members
We don’t always get to pick our [sisters, aunts, mothers-in-law, etc.], but if we could, I’d pick you again!
Aunt, mentor, friend — hope all the love you give comes back to you on Valentine’s Day!
Ever since [we were kids, you came into our family, I could remember, etc.], I consider myself lucky to have you as my [sister, mother-in-law, etc.].
You’ve always reminded me what’s most important in life…and today, it’s thanking you for being the best [sister, brother etc.]!
You’re more than just an aunt — you’re the best one ever!
Because of women like you [Sis, Mom], I see the world as an amazing, inspiring place. Lots of love on Valentine’s Day
I’m proud of our family — because we’ve got people like you representing! Love ya lots, [name]!
Our family is CRAZY — aren’t you glad we can get past it and still love each other? Happy Valentine’s Day!
This valentine is for the coolest person in our family — from the other one, of course.
Source: americangreetings.com
Valentine’s Day Messages For Friends
Cheers and Happy Valentine’s Day to my [BFF, mentor]! Because you deserve every hug, heart and applause for being so amazing!
You’re such a great human — hope all the love you give comes back to you a million times more this Valentine’s Day!
Life’s incomplete without friends like you — you’re the one who completes me most! Lots of love on Valentine’s Day!
You are legit the coolest person ever. xo
You exceed every expectation of being a friend — love you lots! xo
Someone as amazing as you deserves the most amazing Valentine’s Day, too.
I love you more than endless coffee refills. (Knowing me, that’s the most you can love something EVER.) [Or insert your favorite thing instead]
You are the best person ever. Hope Valentine’s Day is the best celebration for you!
Hey girl, thanks for being my favorite galentine!
Lots of love to my partner-in-crime, laughs, margaritas and everything else that makes life fun!
To the person who gets me the most — hope your Valentine’s Day is nothing but the absolute best!
Source: americangreetings.com
