Vroooom!

Welcome to February.

As with December we’re gonna count down to the big day: Valentine’s Day. Instead of ornaments we’re gonna use the commodity of the month, Valentine’s Cards.

Not those contrived, costly Hallmark cards, either. These are the the meaningful missives passed out in elementary school.

I grew up in the 1970s when you bought those box bound greetings by the dozen in a colorful container, promising puppy love could flourish as your favorite mascot pitched your woo.

The night before handing them out, you sat down with mom and made a list of your fellow classmates. Then came decisions as to who received which of the barely three dimensional greetings.

The following day you were turned loose to drop these sappy salutations into school-made boxes or bags.

I don’t know if this still transpires today, but here’s a memento of days gone by and a good example of what passed for poetry for primary school pupils.