Valentine - Carol Ann Duffy

• 'not a red rose or a satin heart'
• 'its a moon wrapped in brown paper'
• 'it will blind you with tears like a lover'
• 'not a cute card or a kissogram'
• 'its platinum loops shrink to a wedding ring'
• 'its scent will cling to your fingers , cling to your knife'
• summary of Valentine

  "Valentine" by Carol Ann Duffy presents a non-traditional Valentine's gift - an onion - to symbolize a complex and potentially painful, yet ultimately powerful, love. The poem challenges the typical romantic tropes of roses and satin hearts, using the onion as a metaphor for the intensity, honesty, and even the potential for hurt that can come with a real relationship