Listen carefully
each of you who have
a permanent place in my heart.
This valentine is for you.
I am bringing you all together
in the oven of my heart
where I will create
a friendship soufflé.
On February mornings
we will meet at dawn.
I will sit by the window of my heart
receiving your faces, your names, your gifts,
rejoicing in how each of you has
marvelously enriched my life.
When the sun climbs over the horizon
remember you are loved.
—Macrina
