To My Love...On Valentine's Day...!

Red Roses were her favourite, her name was also Rose and every year her husband, sent them tied with pretty bows, but the year he died the roses were delivered to the door. The card said 'Be My Valentine' like all the years before each year he sent her roses and the note would always say I love you even more this year, than last year on this day. My love will always grow with every passing year so she knew this would be the last time that the roses would appear. She thought he ordered roses in advance before this day. Her loving husband did not know that he would pass away. He always liked to do things early, way before the time then if he got too busy, everything would work out fine. She trimmed the stems and placed them in a very special vase and sat the vase beside the portrait of his smiling face. She would sit for hours, in her husbands favourite chair while staring at his picture and the roses sitting there. A year went by and it was hard to live without her mate with loneliness and solitude, that had been her fate, then the very hour as with Valentines the year before the doorbell rang, and there were roses sitting by the door.!!!

She bought the roses in and then looked at them in shock and ran to get the telephone to call the florists shop. The owner answered as she asked him, if he would explain why would someone do this to her, causing so much painI know your husband passed away more than a year ago .The owner said I knew you'd call, I knew you'd want to know. The flowers you received today were paid for in advance. Your husband always planned ahead, he left nothing to chance. There is a standing order that I have on file down here and he has paid well in advance, you'll get them every year. There also is another thing that I think you should know. He wrote a special little card, he did this year to go. Should ever I should find out that he is no longer here that's the card that should be sent to you the following year. She thanked him and hung up the phone her tears now flowing hard her fingers shaking as she slowly reached to get the card inside. The card she saw that he had written her a note Then as she stared in total silence, and this is what he'd wrote..

Hello my love..

I know that it has been a year since I've been gone

I hope it hasn't been too hard for you to overcome

I know it must be lonely and the pain is very real

For if it was the other way I know how I would feel
The love we share made everything so beautiful in life

I love you more than words can say, you were the perfect wife
You were my friend and lover, you fulfilled my every need

I know it's only been a year but please try not to grieve
I want you to be happy, even when you shed your tears

That is why the roses will be sent to you for years
When you get these roses think of all the happiness

That we had together and how both of us were blessed
I know I've always loved you, and I know I always will

But my love you must go on, you have some living still
Please try to find some happiness while living out your days

I know that it's not easy, but I hope you'll find some ways
The roses will come every year and they will only stop

When your door's not answered when the florist stops to knock
He will come five times that day in case you have gone out

But after his last visit he will know without a doubt
To take the roses to the place where I've instructed him

And place the roses where we are together once again...

Rose, My Love......Happy Valentine's Day....!