Poor Flower, Poor Heart
By: Wilona Riva
Disclaimer: Don't own the poem or the cartoon. The poem is called "A Secret" by Eve Merriam. The poem on the card is mine.
Author's Note: Added a small teaser to the end to keep you guessing who sent the valentine to Danny. Originally posted under my old pen name, Garnet Sky.
Somebody rang the bell
"Danny!" his mother's voice called from the depths of the basement. "Can you get that?"
"Yeah, Mom!" Danny shouted back, running down stairs. "I wonder who could be calling at this hour?" He glanced at the clock. 11:59 am. Saturday.
You run and look and find
Danny swung open the door to find...nothing.
"Ghost?" he asked, scratching his head. "Huh? Nothing out here. Hello, what is this?"
A Valentine
There on the welcome mat, was a red envelope. Danny picked it up, and examined it more closely. It was addressed to D. Phantom. His breath came out ragged.
"What the hell?" he questioned, opening it up.
That isn't signed.
The card had a little mouse holding up a heart on the outside. The inside had a small cursive inscription that read:
Beautiful are the eyes that shine
Like emerald pools of light
May you be forever mine
This Valentine Eve night.
"Now that's unusual," Danny said, flipping the card over. "No name anywhere on the card. I wonder who sent it."
Now who could it be?
"Who was it?" his mother asked, when he closed the door.
"Jeez, Mom, give me a heart attack why don't you?" he hissed, turning around. He had been so busy reading the letter that he hadn't heard her come up behind him.
"Well?"
"A Valentine's Day card for Phantom," he said, handing it over.
Oh,
Even though I know-
I won't tell.
Maddie read the little verse and then the inscription on the envelope. She giggle slightly. "This is beautiful, Danny, but I think you need an eye exam. See right here..."
"Yes," he said.
"Read what it says."
"To D. Fenton. Wait a sec. I was sure it had Phantom's name on it.."
(Because, you see,
It was me.)
"Any idea who it is from?" Maddie asked.
"A violet-eyed witch," he said, blue eyes twinkling mischievously. "Or may be one with emerald eyes."
Maddie laughed and ruffled her son's messy raven hair. "Or possibly both of them," she teased.
Danny grinned. "May be so."