[RCL]

I see that several of the current Met posts are about loving dogs, cats, and a cantering horse, a handful Darwin liked, plus insight into cattle’s prescient and punny epiphany about their barbecuing. And there are always a few about those of our own species: beloved men and women. Add your Valentines, pro-and-or-con, if you like (the exercise has several predecessors).

Our Lie Ins

I love our lies about

Who loves the other more
Who best instructs our child
Who sticks to what we swore
Who was the first beguiled

Whose jokes are corniest
Who listens to the other
Which of us chose best
Why we’ll stay together

When we lie together