Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! Sharing my favorite love poem.
TO X
Somewhere in history
Somewhere in untold ages
Somewhere in the sands of time
Somewhere in the vast seas of eternity
There is one person
Only one
Who could understand me and love me
And you’re it
So get with it.
Bill Knott (1940-2014)
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Author: Denise Duhamel
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