Poems by me! (My excuse for posting now is as a memorial to the previous story.)

One day a heartfelt riddler took upon his stead

A mighty challenge of wit set upon his head;

His eyes gleamed bright and true,

Brilliant lines from his pen they flew,

And though the finished poem was to be scarcely read,

Valentine's breakthrough has survived until you.

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These past years have been a reverence,

For both of us I am certainly sure,

And I hope you know I wish not ever a severance,

But instead for our friendship to forever endure.

What have I gained by knowing you is ample evidence;

What I offer in heart and time our future will ensure.

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Friendship is not unlike a strange metaphor,

Taking root among children that play,

Yet none has seen quite the extent before

How blesséd we are to have met in that way;

For the passing time has allowed us to adore

The value of each other beyond even this day.

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You have rewritten the word "special" in everyone's mind,

Your loyalty outlasting through the toughest of times.

If it comes to be that you move away -- you'll find

That my gratitude carries further than these rhymes,

So befitting to your wonderful constancy (always so kind)

And a star-struck awe of outerworldly regimes.

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If any mind should be quick and witty,

Mine is that which cannot simply place

A set of comparisons upon such is pretty,

But instead I'll explain in a manner easy to trace

The fantastic joy of sharing with you in this city,

By telling you that our memories shall never erase.