After Valentine’s Day

A song, sung roughly in the rhythm and tune of “Why Haven’t I Heard from You” by Reba McEntyre.

You love me when I dance and stay out all night long
You’re strong, but melt to tears when I sing our love song
You say you’ll make me whisper, make me sigh the night away
But hey! Will you still love me after valentine’s,day?


You tell me I’m your temptress, only girl for you
Wild mustangs on the prairie couldn’t part us two
You’re making puppy eyes, and pleading, kitten, won’t you stay?
You might drop us at the shelter after Valentine’s Day.


You might love me, place no one above me
Or you might leave me, take my heart and grieve me
But baby
respect me
respect you
protect us now
Please

Come take my hand and fly with me the whole world round
You know you want to see our future, wired for sound
And when it comes that time for you to think of what to say
I believe you’ll tell me every day’s our valentine’s day

I believe
I believe
I believe

Today you’re asking me to stay

I believe
I believe
I believe

Come out to play but be my love all night and day

I believe
I believe
I believe ...

Author's Note

Be gentle... first time working song lyrics with this rhythm (although it was kinda fun!)

Reviews

[emmajoy]

Incredibly well done!!! Cleverly put, near reached and met your own challenge! Fine phrasing.. lyrics intact.. can hear them along with the melody. How very, very successful as your very firs attempt. Am truly impressed. (Will try to think of other cafe-ists who enjoy music)

[adichie]

Thanks very much, Emmajoy!!! The rhythm just seemed to settle in on the verse, and I just kept going. :):)

Sure, btw... if there's a club for music lovers in the Cafe, I'd love to join!!!

Thanks, and Happy Valentine's Day!!!

A

[emmajoy]

Many thanks, plus a heap of understanding, so glad things went well for you. Enjoy the weekend, adiche.

[Coyote Poetry]

Wonderful use of words. They danced to perfect meaning. I liked how the words led to the strong ending. Thank you my friend for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[John the Baptist]

Does have a country sound to it. Has good rhyming. I can see Tammy Wynette singing this one.

[Lea Sheryn]

I can feel the emotion as you lead the way through your poetry.

[adichie]

Thanks, Lea!!! Hope you’re having a great Valentine’s Day weekend!!!

A

[Lea Sheryn]

Thank you! I hope you have a Happy Valentine's Weekend too.

[Chris Shaw]

Well done you with these lyrics. Good to experiment and I was singing along as I read. You wouldn't have wanted to hear though, I assure you. Liked the message that love is for every day not just Valentine's day. Enjoyed the rhyme as well.

Chris

[adichie]

Oh, thank you, Chris!! I appreciate your enthusiasm and willing ness to come on-board my little projects!! 😊

A

[Kay Salisu Titilola]

I heard a sound of a beautiful love song,
sang to make clear a cloudy hope.
I heard the whisper of the singer singing low,
"I hope today is not a day you borrowed?
would you hold me tight when we come to morrow?
Don't live my hands, please don't let it go.
Keep me close to your body like your very bone."

If everyday is Valentine's day, I don't think love would lose its taste.

Good one, Adichie.

[adichie]

Well, we’ll soon find out!!! Or we would if hearts spoke truth in poems.

Thank you for a lovely interpretation of my little musings!!!

A

[barleygirl]

I wasn't successful in reading this as a song. (I almost never "feel" a song when any poet presents one!) I just heard this song by Reba, so it was easy to conjure, but I didn't make the connection. I was feeling Carole King's classic, "Will you still love me tomorrow" . . . so I guess your meaning is more powerful than your rhythm!?!? (I don't know that, I'm just blathering). I love the real-life examples used in V1 & V2, which make this feel authentic. I love how there's a wavering, a lack of trust at first, so the later "I believe" refrains read like this narrator trying to stuff her doubt. This is a nicely balanced bit of ambivalence, as to whether love will last after V Day! (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[adichie]

Yes, girl. That is exactly where I was going with this... the message does outplay the rhythm somewhat. One day, I should consider uploading this, so you can actually hear what I had in mind.

Haha, so you caught that mercurial tone that I was going for? I just love your brain power, dear Margie - I believe fits nicely into the rhythm scheme. I heard it with a tiny little bit of horn ensemble punctuating each of them (I'm a big jazz fan).

But all this must seem very abstract, so wait for the youtube version!!!

Happy Valentine's Day, and I wish you all the best!!!

A

[barleygirl]

I will definitely go listen on youtube if you give me a link . . .

[jacob erin-cilberto]

a song with purpose and strong theme...love me every day like it's Valentines Day...there is too much pressure on this day....people need to show love all year 'round...not just Feb. 14...
it reminds me of how everyone is so peaceful and spreads joy on Christmas Eve...why not every day of the year.
I heard a melody as i read this...could hear guitar strings being strummed.
j.

[adichie]

Why thank you, Jacob - kind of you to notice.

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

A