Valentine - Poem by Carol Ann Duffy

Not a red rose or a satin heart.

I give you an onion.It is a moon wrapped in brown paper.
It promises light
like the careful undressing of love.

Here.
It will blind you with tears
like a lover.
It will make your reflection
a wobbling photo of grief.

I am trying to be truthful.

Not a cute card or a kissogram.

I give you an onion.
Its fierce kiss will stay on your lips,
possessive and faithful
as we are,
for as long as we are.

Take it.
Its platinum loops shrink to a wedding-ring,
if you like.

Lethal.
Its scent will cling to your fingers,
cling to your knife.

VOCABULARY:

satin- satén, raso

wobbling- que se tambalea

grief-dolor

 truthful.- verdadero, sincero

kissogram.- servicio en el que se contrata a una persona para que felicite a otra dándole un beso

fierce -fiero, feroz

faithful- fiel

loops- anillos, lazadas

shrink- encogerse

Lethal- letal

scent- aroma

cling- aferrarse, agarrarse

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