Valentine's Day Poetry Competition: 2007 Entries

We at Tree2mydoor have been really impressed with the standard and whit of the valentines poems we received for the 2007 poetry competition.

Its great to see that romance is still very much alive around the UK and the outside world.

The 2007 Poetry Competition Winner

Like the flowers that blossom, As the rains come and Peacocks dance, As the birds that fly across the skies, I have a pleasure on the face, Evincing the deep happiness with a throng. As the relation has become so strong, It is the lasting desire that is now true, When I have her, Pouring immense love and concern. I am so glad that I can't state, To have someone besides me in my fate . Even the long distances are now short, When I close my eyes to get closer forth. I move through an imaginary state, Where I feel and see the presence, To keep me engrossed and smell the fragrance . This has a deep influence on me, I have a melted heart, With Sentiments and Emotions grown. It would be so pleasant to be together, When I cherish the everlasting relation.

Arpit Sahai, India

UK Entries

Tree of Love

Our love is like a sapling It starts so weak and small But with tender care and watering It shoots up through the soil Through night and day the sapling grows and now we are a tree not only that what we have achieved our saplings now add up to three Seasons come and seasons go but still we stand here strong Healthy roots that's what we have That and the manure we are standing on!

Kim Holgate, Norfolk

For you I would climb The highest mountain peak Swim the deepest ocean Your love I do seek. For you I would cross The rivers most wide Walk the hottest desert sand To have you by my side. For you are the one Who makes me whole You've captured my heart And touched my soul. For you are the one That stepped out of my dreams Gave me new hope Showed me what love means. For you alone Are my reason to live For the compassion you show And the care that you give. You came into my life And made me complete Each time I see you My heart skips a beat. For you define beauty

Sarah Plusnin, Devon

Love

Your love for me is tender, Your love for me is sweet, It makes me stand in splendour For your love is so unique One day your charming prince will come along And sweep you off your feet, That is when you will feel a love, So sweet, so real, unique.

Bethany Webb, Kent

I love you I love you, I love you almighty. I wish your pyjamas were next to my nightie But don't be mistaken don't be mislead I mean on the clothes line and not in the bed

Kirsten Waugh, Manchester (Kirsten works for Tree2mydoor, so she can't win!)

14th February a special date Make a special effort, don't be late flowers or chocolates, what will it be Maybe it will be an everlasting love tree realitys arrived, the postmans at the door rushed to pick up my valentines galore no red envelopes on the mat just bills, now my day is really flat Get in my car and go to work get there late and my boss is a jerk later I get a text, who can it be Its my husband to say he really loves me

Valerie Slatter, Devon

We may have been together for years And you've overdone it with the beers Your girth is growing day by day But who cares how much you weigh Gone is the six pack, now there's just flab But I suppose there's more for me to grab Mention exercise and your face turns white You'd rather eat crisps and chocolate all night Your haven't got much hair left on your head And you spend most of the weekend in bed Your life is going into decline But I'm still glad you're my Valentine!

Sara Sunderland, Suffolk

When I look at nature It makes me think of you Because it is so wonderful And looks so darnned good too. Trees maintain the air we breath Some bring colour all year through The earth would die without the trees And I'd die without you. You're as steady as an oak Whenever life's storms rage. And fun when acting your shoe size Rather than your proper age. I want to still be with you When I'm ninety-four - Our love will still be growing Like the trees outside our door.

Hazel Rea, Colchester

Just as an acorn into a tree shall surely grow, Maturing as time goes by, My love for you is just the same, Too strong now to die, I could talk of hearts and kisses, Of chocolates and a teddy bear, But that sort of fluffy love, Is not the love we share, We don't have rows and arguments, We have branches, reaching out on their own, And just as leaves form on the tree, From these branches, resolutions are sown, Our tree now is too strong to fell, Safe from external threat, And as our tree comes of age, The best is to happen yet, For as any tree must bear fruit, If future life is to be grown, So now it's time for our little tree, To lovingly bear fruit of its own. Congratulations and surprise, "Daddy"! I love you.

Beverley, Derbyshire

I love you because...

The way you look at me in that very special way, Makes me feel loved and adored every single day, If I didn't have you, my world would be empty, The Fun and Laughter we share and smile's aplenty, You brighten up my cloudy days, when I'm feeling down, I enjoy every minute of everyday when you're around, Hoping you'll always be mine and I'll enjoy you forever, My Life is fun and so perfect as long as we're together.

Lorna Spence, Blackpool

Like a pebble held in your hand You throw into a vast ocean Into water splash a visual memory Ripples fade like memories of me Until gone and at the bottom I lay I hope I pray for the tide to push To pull me from the dark Now on a beach I lay I hope to be held in your hand again

Ian Maslen, UK

My Poem

A special day is here To send a wish to you You always make me happy When I am feeling blue Your loving arms so precious Your kisses are so sweet To show how much I love you Enjoy this special tree-t.

Jacqueline Pollard, UK


So Innocent and unaware
Of all the joy she brings to share
For many people along the way
She will brighten their darkest day
Her hair so long on the breeze it flows
Grace and radiance all about her
But she doesn't know
Too busy lending a helping hand
No time for her just to stand
And admire the beauty we all see
Or just how perfect she is to me
Her caring heart, her gentle touch
When she's gone I miss her so much
But what right have I to hold on tight
To stop that flame from burning so bright
For the world would be a duller place
Without her smiley, glowing face
So I stand back and let her go free
With the hope everyday she'll come home to me
And I can share the rest of my days
With one so special in every way
Then when they lay me down to rest
And the angels ask what I liked best
There's only one answer I will say...
My time with Sam....
Every moment..... of every day

Nigel Briggs, UK

Alone

Those lover's kiss, Float drunk on broken wine, Fermenting opulent words, and drowsing the shatters, The bed they lay on in all it's glory. Beneath the coco-eyed sheets, there hangs the prize of romance, draped on a sultry vine.

Anna Green, UK

Drunk on love, (like sweet champagne), We took a walk down Lover's Lane. We stopped beside an ancient oak, Away from prying eyes and folk. He murmured words of love, what bliss! We closed our eyes, began to kiss. Gentle, tender, sweet and mild, 'I love you babe', he softly smiled. Then took a knife, began to carve Our names entwined, 'Mary and Marv'. Now, some would say that's quite romantic, Oh no! Not me! It sent me frantic! How dare the swine? What blasphemy! To stab a knife into a tree? And there and then I slapped his cheek, Began to shout, began shriek, You lousy git! You're goose is cooked! We're finished pal. Get lost! You're chucked! So, this Valentine's I'll be alone, I mustn't grumble, mustn't groan. I'm not looking for your sympathy I'd rather have a nice new tree!

Lydia Houghton, Wiltshire

My love for you is like a tree, It's branches, your arms that envelop me, It's roots are like our love, are deep and strong Like leaves on a tree, to me you belong. The bark protects it like you protect me I'ts tall and strong a beauty to see and as it's sap rises when spring comes around It captivates me as I lie on the ground You are my tree in everyway you shelter me when skies are gray I love you more than words can say Darling Happy Valentines Day

Lisa Wheeldon, Whitby


Oh what is the meaning of this love,
My heart flutters like wing's of a dove.
It some sort of uncontrollable feeling in me,
I know that my inner soul needs to be free.
You try to revert to common sense,
But the feeling of love is so warmly dense.
So let the mind roam to escape,
To pure white swansÊfloating on a calm lake.

Vicky Allum, Cornwall

I love you more and more each day, And this is how i want to say. You mean the world to me, You make me smile with joyfull glee. You give me a reason to wake in the morning, I hope by now the message is dawning. You are the sun up in the sky, You are the birds that overhead fly. You give me hope when things are bad, Although to love you some may think im Êmad. So this is to say I LOVE YOU, And every word ive wrote is true.

Sian Weiner, Milton Keynes

A Rainy Day Affair

Beneath the umbrella, hidden from sight who would have known that their hands were gripped tight. As the rain came down in a rage that day safe beneath that brolly their cares blew away The wind howled fiercely around their shoulders it blew but not even a hurricane could separate these two Love you see had brought them together but it would not have been so had it not been for this weather When the rain started to fall she had run for the bus but got tangled in a crowd who were making a fuss over who was first it seemed in the queue when the bus just drove off she didnÕt know what to do Then in a flash the rain was cut dead an umbrella appeared to shelter her head The darkest brown eyes smiled handsomely coy and it was love at first sight between this girl and this boy A romantic tale but one not in vein it will bring you a smile next time you're caught in the rain

Laura Louise Alford, Brighton

When we first met my heart was yours I had tingles through each of my pores, my head was spinning, my heart aflutter we go together like bread and butter These words above cannot relay how much i love you each and every day

Karen Walkden, Braintree, Essex

Steady Eddie has an impeccable ability to balance The way he jumps from pillar to post just puts me in a trance I love his way of walking, high amongst the trees Steady Eddie’s brilliant, in spite of his squeaky knees Ready Eddie cooks, better than any man I know His concoctions taste like magic, though his washing up is slow I love his attention to detail, it makes me feel quite great The jazz food he prepares is like art for the palate I'd like to beddy Eddie more often than I can He's a very intelligent, entertaining and sexy man So I'll take this opportunity, in the form of verse and rhyme To ask you... ready, steady Eddie... will you be my valentine?

Ceri Angood, Essex

Without telling you, what can I say? Without showing you, what can I do? Will I always suffer in silence because of the way I feel for you? What if I were to tell you? What would you actually say? I think I'll suffer in silence for fear of driving you away And how my heart does bleed and long for true romance it wants to learn to love again, and sing and laugh and dance But to dance you need a partner and to sing, needs harmony and to love you need a soul mate that sets your spirit free

Justina Pena-Pan, UK

My Valentine Tree

If my love were a tree I know it would be Strong and dependable But which would it be? If my love were an Ash I know it would be Healing and Sacred Not gone in a flash If my love were a Beech I know it would be The Queen to your King Yet not out of reach If my love were a Birch I know it would be Protective and Fertile Not left in the lurch If my love were a Pine I know it would be Sweet and long lasting Not gone after time But my love is an Oak Strong and true Growing in strength Every moment with you.

Lynn Gibbins, Banbury, Oxon

Loving you is easy, But loving me is tough, You always stuck by me, Through the smooth and the rough, For better or for worse, Those are the words we said, But who could know the struggle, That for us, lay ahead, But you never faltered, Stayed by my side throughout, When others would have given up, You never had a doubt, And we came through the other side, Our hearts still locked together, And knowing that we came through that, I believe they're locked forever.

Martin, Ilkeston, Derbyshire

Crossword Cheat

You speak to me in cryptic words, knowing That after you are gone and the warmth of your Place in my bed chills, then I will ponder the meaning Of your words and the way they add up To empty Spaces. Teasing at the truth behind the lies, the antonyms And the synonyms that we parry back and forth, Like dualists on a chess board, completing The puzzle in Sunday newspapers Coffee in Bed. I'm tired of the syntax of our love the dialogue is old And stale. For each hint and clue a hundred words Have filled the grid and still they make no Sense In snatched Hours. I live in the closed boxes of your mind, a dark Space between the words that are running out And soon the grid will be full of black I am your punctuation Mark, your full Stop.

Lisa Fuller, Newport

Come out with me and drink some sap We'll have a dance (no, not a lap!) Please say oak ay, or I will pine And birch myself till you are mine. I'm aspen you, please let's get going, Come to the beech, we could go rowan! And when we're elder remember these things. Then cut my leg off and count the rings.

Jill Douglas, Leeds

I'll love you until the stars leave the skys and the sun kisses the ground and wakes the birds in the morning and ill see your face your sleepy eyes and ill brush away your tiredness with kisses warm and searching and rekindle the flames of our love

Amanda Pickering, Birkenhead, Merseyside

Quiet cup of coffee in the morning hours with Jazz playing in my mind, how could life be better? and my mind is busy planning magic .... But may the Gods protect me from eating poisonuous seeds of flowers or trees as delirium is surely to set in... Although I think I am there already since we met. Where, What, How -haven't got a clue... all I can see is your eyes in the dark watching me closely all hours of the day. I have to reach for your touch every now and then, this need itches even now.... What do you see in the future? Hope I am there... as I don't seem to be able to shake you off

Johanna Jussila, UK

Glimmering crystal droplets Glitter on frosted leaves Spectacular rainbow Splendour that's hard to believe Babbling brook Bubbling within a forest Petals on the breeze Prettiness on unknown quest Glowing silver moon Guiding light on sleeping world Whisper of the ocean Waves crash, breathe and swirl So much natural beauty in life Simple resplendence galore Though I'd give it all up To be yours forevermore

Jennifer Deavall, UK

This is a little something for you I'm sorry it's not brightly coloured It's not even silver or gold But it is for you I couldn't fit it inside a box I'm not sure where it ends or it starts But I hope you will like it It is made for you Sometimes I thought I had forgotten Even thought that maybe you had too Though it's not something you need remember I know it, Like you know it too

S Acton, Northwich, Cheshire

Oh Darling Dear

You are all Iwant to see Will you please be with me I will give you a rose then I intend to propose You will give me a kiss that I don't want to miss You are perfect beyond imagination You're my number one beauty nomination I love you so much Please don't deny me your touch We could talk and talk We could walk and walk You will always be there I will always care I will hold your hand And fulfil all that you demand When you call I am here Oh Darling Dear

Isaac Swanton, Lymm, Cheshire

Stumped, no idea, my mind adrift I visited tree2mydoor for my guy a gift Holly, Cherry or Oak tree for my beau Will, like our love, flourish and grow

Frances Heaton, Preston, Lancashire

Garden

In dreams I used to wander through green unblemished grass, past daffodils that turned they're heads and whispered as I passed. My eyes were there enchanted by a most divine mirage, one scarlet rose that stood amidst her thorny entourage. At once I felt so near her, transfixed by what I saw, the graceful glow that shone above her verdant palace floor. Ivy plants were straining, entwined around her feet, to be the one she blesses, to be the one she greets. Deities do not care for woe to which some are consigned, nor do they sway in sympathy for the humble love of vines. Her sighs were undeciphered as towards my ear she leant, but in soft transitions of dreams to life I sometimes catch her scent.

Craig Bradshaw, Essex

my boy is special, hes a real treat, chocolates, rose, champagne the lot, nothing compares to the boy i've got

Michelle Sigley, Stockport, Cheshire

International Entries


Oh my love,lets take each other into a different world.
Lets tell each other our love through silence.
Oh my love,let the wind between us kiss us.
Lets still feel the warmth we give each other.
Oh my love,though there is darkness around.
Lets have light in front of each other.
Oh my love,let the world disbelieve us.
Lets lie on the bed of mutual trust.
Oh my love,let the sleep disturb us.
Let us still entertain her in our dreams.
Oh my love,let the tresspassers come.
Let them know its in vain too.
Oh my love,let the mind intervene.
Lets listen to our hearts.
Oh my love,let me wait for your answer.
Let me still tell you that you are my life.
Oh my life,though you are silent.
I know what your lips want to say!

Neha Nayak, India

Dreaming about you and me, waking up and knowing it'll never be. You are always in my dreams, I don't know why, or what it means. My dreams are filled with thoughts of you, Us together, someday two. Us together, someday two.. Seems too good to be true For what is true and what is lie I still don't know but can't deny.. That if we never dare to dream And once try out our unseen wings, We'll never reach that shining star, But we've been thru this and come this far And though the light seems miles away I dream all night. I dream all day For me my strength lies in that dream Shattered still, not perished yet Those memories fond I shall never forget Of kisses sweet and warm embrace ...another time...another place

Sudhyasheel Sen, India

For Dalibor

Happiness of your smile I love. I also love waterfall of yours-mine hair. I love sadly shine of sky blue eyes And your love, I love. I love who you are, I love you.

Tatjana Vorel, Croatia

Thirty tremendous years we’ve travelled together Separated even for a day we long for each other Long lingering love of tender touches and pulsating passion Faithful, trusting, mutual respect in each others' position Together we've shared trying times and tribulations Reveled rapturously in the joy of euphoric occasions Often adventurously, venturing on a daring date We are truly each other's undying soul mate From time immemorial we've sought each others' heart Nothing, even death will ever keep us apart.

A. Krishna Gosine, San Fernando, Trinidad

February Fourteenth - What Valentines Day Means to Me.

February fourteenth is Valentines Day from coast to coast. To me it is the birthday of the girl I love the most. Everything about you is the reasons why I've fallen. Your voice is music to my ears, I love when you come calling. In this poem I write to you, to let you know my feelings. Sometimes I like to sing you songs, love is common thread, in each of their true meanings. Your personality is perfect to me, it suits me just fine. Your interests are unique, some similar to mine. Your tears are genuine, when I see them I wish you'd share. Your smile is my only concern, it makes me walk on thin air. Your touch is amazing, it simply melts my heart. Your beauty is this world's best piece of art. I wish to take your hand and look at you from one knee. I write this poem to you, I will ask you to marry me. Once a year lovers will raise their glass and give a romantic toast. But this poem is how I feel always, and for me everyday is Valentines Day, because it is the birthday of the girl I love the most.

Robert Dale Friske, NY, USA