Category: Valentine’s Day

El Refresco De Un Cariño

by Jessica Polanco ’20 To survive a little longer, Gather all of the ingredients That bring you life. Set the stove at a low temperature, Place the smallest pot above it with A small amount of precipitation. Once it all hydrates Sprinkle the last bit of hope in your soul. Next, Invite the love of […]

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The Language of Love

by Julia Zygiel ’19 In the soft dew of morning’s twilight, when birds and beetles silently meditate for a fraction of a second, I love you. In the subtle crinkle of your not-yet-crow’s feet winking at me, and the scent of your honeyed lip balm when you knight my nose with a kiss, I love […]

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Gone For Valentine’s Day

by Sarah Kirchner ’21 It was supposed to be a better day A day of love and a feeling of happiness But then he disappeared. He left me alone for another girl. Days were spent being each other’s. Together we were strong, or at least I thought. It felt like we could do anything, Our […]

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What Does ___________ Mean?: The Roving Love Dictionary

What Does ___________ Mean?: The Roving Love Dictionary What does Love mean to you? Love is seeing past the cracks, the missing acts, and the backbreaking tax of loving someone else. You don’t fall in love, you choose to love. by Connor Zimmerman ’20   What does Eye Candy mean to you? Eye candy is […]

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I Like Meat Better: A Carnivorous Parody to “I Like Me Better” by Lauv

by Sarah Heavren ’21 To be wanting some grub in New York City To not know where to go but know I want food that will be good and tasty To be wanting some grub in New York City Midnight into morning coffee Could use something sweet and salty Ham, I like meat better when […]

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Valentine’s Day Cutouts

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Tiffany and Earl

Dear Tiff and Earl, My girlfriend wants to go out for nice dinner on Valentine’s Day, but I’m set on going to the PC vs. Villanova game.  She’s not really a fan of basketball.  How should I bring up this obviously sensitive issue without getting put in the dog house? Sincerely, Kiss Cam Hopeful   […]

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Listomania: Things Our Exes Have Sent Us For Valentine’s Day

Baked Alaska Anthrax Feral Cats Raw Chicken A Picture of Their New Partner A Guide to Shaving Your Legs Old Clothes Molotov Cocktails Star Wars: The Phantom Menace on Blu-Ray A Manuscript of a Novel About the Relationship Breath Mints 200 Handwritten Love Poems…Laid in Rose Petals A Tandem Bicycle

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Three Line Third Wheel Stories

  His voice is all I can hear, And she calls him “dear.” Can I please just disappear? —Marisa DelFarno ’18   Walking out of my dorm, my two friends see me and invite me to come to the dining hall. I find their booth, and they are both sitting on the same side, already […]

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‘On the breath of a hope to be shared’

by Jonathan Coppe ’18   Is joy more real when it is shared? I seek a soul to share my joy, To wrap in zeal for life and bathe in love Of every precious thing that pulls My cheeks into a smile. To see her smile too—and not for me!— for finding something more to […]

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