Stupid Cupid, you’re a real mean guy. I’d like to clip your wings so you can’t fly. It’s best to click on those lyrics and listen to Connie Francis from way back in ’58 as you read this posting. Gets you in the mood, you know? Besides, many of you weren’t born in 1958 and this may be an eye-opener to the way some songs were sung way back when the earth was as yet still cooling.
Valentine’s Day, a day for love. But, hey! Isn’t every day a day for love? Think about it. How much better it’d be if this song were true: Love Makes the World Go ‘Round. And, come to think of it, maybe it does. At least, it’s what makes life worth living. I don’t mean just romantic love, but love of children, grandchildren, parents, friends, country, a passion in life. Love! It’s that wonderful, heady feeling that puts wings and a dusting of stardust to the days and nights.
Darcy and Grant, Flora and Jackson, Ned and Cade. The interest these three pairs of people have in each other goes a little beyond just friendly. You’ll find them all in the Darcy and Flora cozies and in the Ned moonlight cozies. But, you say, “Wait! I thought these were cozy mysteries.” Well, yes, they certainly are, but as the Everly Brothers sang, Love Makes the World Go Round.”
I used to paint egg shells now and then, just for fun. This is one I made for my mother more than twenty years ago. How can an egg shell last that long? Well, like love, it is fragile but indestructible if it’s treated with care and gentleness.
I have a confession to make. In the dim and dusky past (maybe not as dim and dusky as when Connie Francis sang) I sold a poem or two to a Confession magazine. Although I’m confessing that here, never fear! In those days, there were two groups of Confessions–the clean and the Raise Your Eyebrows. Believe me, mine were of the former group. So, I’ll close out this Valentine Day Rambling with that poem. And, I’m hoping that there’s love in the words you say and hear today, in happy little surprises along the way, and in the warmth you feel in your heart. Love! May you be blessed with it.
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