--valentine's day--

    i was talking to someone about our
next upcoming holiday the other night,
and here are my thoughts about it today--


   --valentine's day--

   kind of a neat holiday if you ask me,
it's one from way, way, back...steeped in
tradition, romance, love, and affection--
  a day to reveal affections unnoticed, or
to reaffirm old ones, still going strong...
   people typically send cards, candy, or
flowers(for good reason)--
  because i think sending a women flowers,
in the days of yore, meant something, it
does not today--
   a gentlemen gave a woman flowers
to let her know he had solved a problem
for her, vanquished an enemy, dragon, or
released her from an ivory tower--
    it meant he was looking out for her
interests, i believe it was known as a favour,
if she accepted, she accepted his protection,
and his courtship--
    women did not give flowers to men, but
sometimes placed them in their hair, perhaps
to let the gentlemen know she might accept a
flower from him, or maybe to publicly display
she had received one from the gentlemen
accompanying her--
   also, the color of the flower was of a certain
meaning, white(for friendship), yellow or pink(for
a love interest), and red was for lovers--
  candy, candle-light dinners, love letters, poems,
and other fine treats, were usually made by the
giver...very romantic--
     the modern technique, of putting it all on the
charge card, just doesn't seem as sweet a gesture,
to me...
    so, what happened to change these traditions
i wonder(could it be more than the dragon/ivory-tower
deficit)??, or have we changed culturally this much?
     i really miss the little meanings, of the flowers,
candy, and so forth, it made things so much more fun...
   would you give a white flower, or another color?, a
poem, or dinner for two?... anything could happen--
    anyway, i wish everybody the best of luck,
capturing that special persons attention, and to the
lovers...a glorious celebration, of what you already
have--
                         --a happy valentine's day to all--


(rd)