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The Legend of Valentine
The legend says St.Valentine Was in a prison cell Thinking of his little flock He had always loved so well And wanting to assure them Of his friendship and his love He picked a bunch of violets And sent them by a dove And on the violets' leaves He pierced these lines divine That simply said "I love you" And "I'm your Valentine" So through the years that followed From that day unto this Folks still send messages of love And seal them with a kiss Because a saint in prison Reached through prison bars one day And picked a bunch of violets And sent them out to say That faith and love can triumph No matter where you are For faith and love are greater Than the strongest prison bar Helen Steiner Rice |
