Lupercalia

Lupercalia

If we still worshiped Fanus,

deemed Romulus and Remus

worthy of our respect,

would you let me lash you

with goat hide dipped in blood?

If a slip of chance intervened

and I had pulled your name

from the urn at city square,

would our year together

still have ended in ever after?

If Claudius II still ruled

and forced me to serve Rome

separated from your affection,

would you defy the Emperor

and vow with me before Valentine?

If I fell captive at Agincourt

and was a prisoner of Henry V

held in the Tower of London,

would you tarry at Orleans

‘til we could again embrace?

If I bought you fine jewels

and composed an epic poem

of devotion throughout time,

would the gesture be enough

for you, my love, my Valentine

SMG