"And hums across the fields of twirling snow"
To My One and Only Love
by Wilda Morris

"Glide from the shallows and float on the mists of night"
Come, Love
by Wilda Morris

"I'm glad I didn't heed the warning we sang back then"
Senior Love
by Wilda Morris

Jerry Downs ~ Heart Rose

"The periwinkles in the window box"
everything I had was blue
by Sharmagne Leland-St. John

"The sea glass held within a child's hand"
In the Labyrinth of Old Love
by Mary Jo Balistreri

"Because he can still cause a reaction in me"
Why I Love Being Married to a Chemist
by Barbara Crooker

"Her heart felt through my skin"
Prayers
by Justen Ahren

"Clouds of lavender scented bubbles"
The Physics of Time
by Maralee Gerke

Sweets by M.E, LLC ~ by Margaret Esposito

"I become a pebble polished smooth"
Four Tanka
by Pamela A. Babusci

Daisy Heart ~ Sara Wadington

Poem Central: Word Journeys with Readers and Writers
By Shirley McPhillips
Reviewed by Mary Langer Thompson

Jerry Downs ~ An Open Heart

From The University of Chicago Press
Little Kisses
by Lloyd Schwartz

Heart Cookies ~ Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Served with a chilled glass of Prosecco the purrrfect Valentine's Day breakfast or dessert
Strawberries and Clotted Cream
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Enjoy the crunch and juiciness in contrast to the spices in this unique rice dish
Spicy Basmati-Pomegranate Rice
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

This simple salad has a surprisingly complex range of sweet, salty, and spicy flavours
Blood Orange and Olive Salad
from the kitchen of Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Pillow Heart ~ Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Cupid Awake by M.B. Parkinson

Sweets by M.E, LLC ~ by Margaret Esposito

Rose Hearts by Jerry Downs

Daisy Heart ~ Sara Wadington

Heart Cookies & Pillow Heart~ Sharmagne Leland-St. John

Be Mine Heart ~ Sharmagne Leland-St. John