In preparation for Valentine's Day

As Saint Valentine's Day approaches, the Clerk of Oxford, noting an increasing number of Internet searches for romantic poetry from the Middle Ages, has posted a beautiful poem of mournful love, the first two stanzas of which are:

My woeful heart thus clad in pain
Knows not well what to do or say,
Long absence grieveth me so.

For lack of sight near am I slain;
All joy my heart hath in disdain,
Comfort from me is go.

A poem for those separated from the one they love, it is moving in its simplicity.  Go read the rest.

If you'd like something a bit more joyful, you might consider accepting Pope Francis' invitation for couples to join him on February 14th.