How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of everyday's
Most quiet need, by sun and candlelight.
I love thee freely, as men might strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints,–I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life!–and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.
For a bit of comic relief (I am feeling considerably better...a new pain management patch affixed to me working its magic now) a friend of Jeff's, the very talented Margaret Fabrizio, contributed this. She is nearly exactly my age but has mastered the world of video and much, much more. In this clip she is the Eternal Sinatra. Enjoy...My Funny Valentine!
Love you all so very much!
Judy (via jeff)
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4 comments:
Hey, gal!
Wading in to wish you a good Valentine's Day! Hopefully the discomfort will subside to allow you a good valentine meal with your honey!
Know you will relish the visit from your children and enjoy every moment!
Think of you daily and send love, courage and extra feistiness!
Who knows.......the pain you were feeling might be the death of those bad old cells!
Hugs!
Ann
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Dear Ann,
Thanks for the wonderful good cheer and upbeat wishes you send my way.
I like your idea my liver pain is due to my cancer cells screaming their way to Hell but, I suspect, it is actually a scream of triumph.
Whatever...I must enjoy the days I have in whatever way they come. As we all should.
You are a dear. I hope you and your Beloved do something delightful today as well. Or, even without one another!
Judy
PS I am feeling better. Dr. Muldoon put me on a fentanyl patch which is much, much better at pain control than what I was on before. And, we have some guys here visiting with Paul so that gets me some much needed time away from my Beloved. Love that Paul Edmund and he is an angel to me but two homo sapiens stuck in close quarters for months on end sometimes gets less than warm and fuzzy.
PPS: Jeff is trying to prepare me for the worst by making my head spin with the Otherworldly. Some of the stuff ain't half bad though. Or is it just the narcotics coursing through my body? http://www.dharmaseed.org
Judy,
I am glad your pain is under better control. Good for you.
I love the pictures of the outer nebulas, falling winter leaves, etc but where are the pictures of your grandchildren from Christmas??! And some new ones of you and Paul?
Looking forward to the upcoming slide shows...
Rabbit
Judy, Valentines? Maybe Tommy would tell us what is going on? Edith
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I might tell you Edith "what is going on" but generally I hardly know what planet I am on these days.
"Through a glass darkly" and all that...
About Valentine's Day. I would have forgotten about it completely, what a surprise!, if Jeff had not called and reminded me. So I had him update my blog wishing everyone a good VD. I thought I had better put a cheerier message on my blog anyway given my bummer missive from 2/12 when I felt so very wretched. I don't want my audience opening their wrists in sympathy.
Now I am a bit better with my new, powerful happy drugs coursing through my veins I thought I would share my aura.
However, I am not very sentimental about commercially created Hallmark Holidays myself even when I am brimming with Happy Pills. I guess I was formed too far back in the Dark Ages to be truly "with it"...
Judy
Dear Judy,
Glad you are feeling well!! I am in Glen Rose with all my girlfriends and have been since Monday. The guys all came down yesterday and we will all be going home tomorrow.
I am feeling better than I have in ever so long (don't want to say that loudly because something will happen immediately.) I canceled my knee surgery because my knee has not been hurting since right before Christmas and with all my other ailments I just did not want to be tied down when I did not have to. When I canceled the surgery they said all I have to do just call any reschedule since all my tests have been done.
I would love to come for a visit but am in the middle of a 5 week class that is every Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. I am also in the process of getting into a training class for volunteering Hospice. If I can work out a trip between Friday and Monday I would really like to come. I miss you so much and think of you often.
I will call you soon.
Love,
Susan
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