| James and Mary Ford, eds. Every Day in the Year. 1902. | | | | February 14 | | Valentine Verses | | By Thomas Nelson Page (1853–1922) |
| | | MY patron saint, St. Valentine, | |
| Why dost thou leave me to repine, | |
| Still supplicating at her shrine? | |
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| But bid her eyes to me incline— | |
| I’ll ask no other sun to shine— | 5 |
| More rich than is Golconda’s mine. | |
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| Range all that woman, song, or wine | |
| Can give; wealth, power, and fame combine;— | |
| For her I’d gladly all resign. | |
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| Take all the pearls are in the brine, | 10 |
| Sift heaven for stars; earth’s flowers entwine— | |
| But be her heart my Valentine. | | | | |
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