The Best of Reasons Why
Not sure how I would feel to be presented with such a poem…
Illustrated with a vintage Valentine graphic, a Victorian postcard that you may use as royalty-free clip art. Enjoy!
Vintage Valentine Graphic Valentine Postcard Clip Art
The Best of Reasons Why
Love, my love, I love you,
Not that you are sweet,
Though in you all graces,
All perfections meet.
Love, my love, I love you,
Not that you are fair,
Though in you is beauty,
Rarest of the rare.
Love, my love, I love you,
Not that you are wise,
Though in you all knowledge,
Joined with prudence, lies.
Love, my love, I love you,
Not that you have gold,
Though in large abundance,
Wealth to you has rolled.
Love, my love, I love you,
Not that you are great,
Though in you concentre
Rank and high estate.
Love, my love, I love you
But for reasons two–
Just because I love you,
Am beloved of you!
J. H. D in Cassell’s Family Magazine, 1889
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