Swooning On Demand

The mental scars of last years Valentine’s Day debacle have barely healed, when you receive an unexpected head thump from Cupid himself. Apparently, a Far Side card and Snickers bar, a  Valentine’s Day gift does not make.  The Messenger of Love rarely gives second chances, but perhaps this year he'll take exception. 
 
I admit Valentine’s Day can be a stressful time for the hopeless romantic. What new weapons of amour might the Messenger of Love relinquish from his arsenal? Acting as Cupid’s personal emissary, I'm here to expose the smoldering romantic that you are. (Work with me, here.)

It's still not too late to leave your sweetheart swooning and Cupid upstaged--and all without having to shop. Because true love knows no price tag. (Again, work with me here.),  I suggest something more from the heart and the head: poetry.

A quick visit to Poets.org brings the words of a poet to the tongue of the romantic (and the romantically challenged). Search for poems by author or subject. Think of it as your online Cyrano.  And should words escape you, the site’s listening booth provides audio clips of poems and samples from the Academy's Poetry Audio Archive.  The pen may just be mightier than the cherub’s arrow.

And if you're in a rush check out the site's section Be Mine: Poems for Valentines

Now to tie this into travel and Valentine's Day...whenever you travel, bring a little something home to your sweetie pie. Physical distance may have separated you both, but upon your return unwrap a little treasure that holds a story about how you were thinking of said sugar dumpling while on the road. (Focus. You can do this.)