Happy Valentine's Day to each of you! A perfect day time to pour your heart out to a loved one in verse.

This weeks article is about how romance became associated with St. Valentine's Day through a poem written by Geoffrey Chaucer. You can read about it at the following link:


The Parliament of Fowls- A Valentine's Day Epic
The origins of romance on Valentine's Day roots itself in Chaucer's comical description of the yearly mating ritual of birds.

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art41658.asp

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