Today was sunny and beautiful outside. Temperature was mild for the end of winter, 40ºF.

Writing verses are one of the best ways to show love. Very much like painting or composing music. When you write a verse it is coming from the heart. It is part of the person who is writing the verse. Writing verses for someone exposes their feelings. It opens the door to critique. It could hurt the writer or it could elevate the writer’s spirits.
I have written a verse a long time ago, a heart felt ode to a classmate I wanted to date. My verse was rejected. I was crushed.
I always wanted someone to write a verse for me. That wish came true. Only one person ever wrote a verse for me. I was deeply touched and moved. It was very personal and filled with love. I am so glad she wrote it. Just for me. It was lovely.

I don’t know what it is about flowers, some ladies absolutely love them. From my personal view, I love flowers, plant my own, and sometimes decorate the centerpiece with a bouquet of my flowers. But I see flowers as temporal. They are beautiful, but their beauty fades and wilts. And yet while they are fresh, they are wonderful. I know some ladies press their special flowers (first flower from a boyfriend, a wedding flower for example) in a book to preserve the flower. I think this a fabulous tradition.
I think the flower represent the beauty of the recipient. Different flowers have different meaning. Different colors among flowers also have different meaning. Men, when you choose a flower, particularly a rose, know what the meaning of each color represents. Ladies, If you man is wise, understand why he chose the particular color.
By and by, flowers are still the most wonderful gift for a lady, for any reason, or for no reason at all.

But what about other gifts and for what reasons? So many occasions to give and receive gifts. I loved Christmas and birthdays when I was young. It was so neat to open presents from loved ones. But as I grew older, there seem to be gifts for so many holidays. I think we as Americans overdo the material giving. Don’t get me wrong, it is a joy to give. But recently I learned that there is a lot of gift accumulation that is temporal joy. I have forgotten most of the gifts until they were unboxed when cleaning. But I have not forgot any of the givers or people who shared the special days. Maybe that is why ladies love flowers. Once the gift has faded and lost it’s beauty, it goes to compost. As compost it will help raise another bed of flowers to create a new and special gift. Ladies have gift wisdom.

I love the verse written for me.
I will give flowers.