Valentine / Mahnaz badihian

Valentine

if I tell you, you are like a pulse of life
Floating in my breath,
and your presence is an eternal serenity.
if I tell you that your smile is
the light and luminosity of moonlit,
have I said enough?
if the cup of coffee that I place
next to breakfast table is not enough
and if our loving supper with glass of wine
and the meal we cooke together
and the basket of jasmines and tarragon
we picked from garden together
is not enough.
may be we are just like many people
who would like to measure love
with a carat of diamond and a string of pearl.
may be the words are devoid of value