A Valentine + 

For her this rhyme is penned, whose luminous eyes, + 

Brightly expressive as the twins of Leda, + 

Shall find her own sweet name, that, nestling lies + 

Upon the page, enwrapped from every reader. + 

Search narrowly the lines!вБ†вАФthey hold a treasure + 

DivineвБ†вАФa talismanвБ†вАФan amulet + 

That must be worn at heart. Search well the measureвБ†вАФ + 

The wordsвБ†вАФthe syllables! Do not forget + 

The trivialest point, or you may lose your labor! + 

And yet there is in this no Gordian knot + 

Which one might not undo without a sabre, + 

If one could merely comprehend the plot. + 

Enwritten upon the leaf where now are peering + 

Eyes scintillating soul, there lie perdus + 

Three eloquent words oft uttered in the hearing + 

Of poets by poetsвБ†вАФas the name is a poetвАЩs, too. + 

Its letters, although naturally lying + 

Like the knight PintoвБ†вАФMendez FerdinandoвБ†вАФ + 

Still form a synonym for TruthвБ†вАФCease trying! + 

You will not read the riddle, though you do the best you can do. + 