thoughts on love poetry, love letters and valentines

i love receiving love poetry, love letters and valentines...even from people i'm not in love with.  why?  maybe it's because if they're really about love then they aren't asking you for anything in return, they're just letting you know that someone cares. 

if you're thinking of writing something for that special someone, maybe you can follow some of the guidelines that i've created for myself, be simple.  just honestly tell the person what it is about them that you admire, something that they do all the time that everyone but you takes for granted,

like how you love it when they laugh, and their stomach heaves and room just bellows, and you always feel like laughing along with them.  or that they clip their hair up everyday but one stray curl always seems to fall out by the end of the day, and if they're too busy to clip it back up, you sometimes catch a glimpse of it playing at the corner of their mouth.  or that you love it when they are always the one one to look out for the little kids in your school who are always getting picked on, even when they get nothing in return.  or how they've done something to make you realize something about yourself that you didn't know before.  or that they have a charming smile, and they're always greeting everyone with it and you never realized how wonderful a smile could be until you see them everyday.  or that they're always there to help you when you feel your worst, and when you can't concentrate on your work anymore, (ho hum).

DO NOT COPY LYRICS FROM A POP SONG, i saw that before and it didn't turn out so well, though nice girls still appreciate the gesture. i think only a pro can use that kind of material.

finally, i try to make sure that when i help someone or give someone something that i don't expect anything in return.  that's the only way it seems to ever work, work in the sense that everyone feels better off afterwards.  i think sincerity really is a beautiful thing, and my kungfu teacher is always reminding us in my team that we don't say enough nice things to the people around us.