Monday, July 30, 2007

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It is a beautiful day. These last days of July have a richness about them...fruit hangs on the vine and while it will be weeks more before it ripens, all seems fresh and full of promise. The morning air is mild, clouds mere vestigial wisps across the brilliant blue of the sky.

A single hummingbird, iridescent green flashing from her wings, visits the feeder near my window.

These are the sorts of things which would normally fill me with delight, evoking psalms of thanksgiving and praise..."for the beauty of the earth"...

But today, there are no psalms of joy and the beauties of the world mock my pain. Despair is my only friend. The skies should be dark and glowering, winds rushing, knifelike with their sharp chill. That would fit my mood, not this lavender scented, birdsong filled, shining glory. But I am not so lucky. I must bear my sadness even as the forces of all that is good and beautiful and life-giving surrounds me with a big cosmic "neener neener".

It was supposed to be me, dammit!

Steve Martin Weds in Surprise Ceremony

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17 Comments:

Blogger Seattle Coffee Girl opined...

My condolences, LT.

July 30, 2007 11:59 AM  
Blogger Lorraine opined...

Thank you, SCG. (sniff)

July 30, 2007 12:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous opined...

I thought of you immediately upon seeing that story.

I am impressed at how well you're taking the news.

July 30, 2007 3:15 PM  
Blogger Lorraine opined...

Well, I guess...if you consider rending my clothes, beating my breast and sitting on a dungheap with ashes in my hair "taking it well".

July 30, 2007 3:20 PM  
Blogger rosemary opined...

For goodness sake woman. Don't you get PEOPLE magazine? I have known for months there was "someone."

July 30, 2007 3:29 PM  
Blogger Lorraine opined...

Of course I don't read People, Rosie. I haven't been to the dentist for months and besides, I didn't care what the magazines said. Oh, they can hint and gossip...they never knew the real story, they never knew that he and I were destined.

Of course, neither did he, but that's just quibbling.

July 30, 2007 3:35 PM  
Blogger Red Seven opined...

Okay, that whole lovely description of July was beautiful, but clearly written by someone who does not live on the muggy, hot, dreadful Eastern Seaboard.

As for Steve, I'm sorry ... I know how you feel, actually.

July 30, 2007 3:38 PM  
Blogger Sling opined...

He didn't marry Belinda did he??.
Whew!..Oh yeah,.Condolences,.Yada,yada..

July 30, 2007 5:45 PM  
Blogger Lorraine opined...

Red: Well, yeah, we don't have the humidity here. Although, frankly, the heaviness of humidity would be more fitting for my mood.

No, Sling, he didn't. He broke only my heart.

July 30, 2007 5:48 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous opined...

He's such a jerk for doing this to you.

HA! Get it? "Jerk?" HA!

Why is no one else laughing?

July 30, 2007 10:37 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous opined...

Actually that did make me laugh but it's after midnight and technically the next day. But delayed laughter is almost as good. Though to be fair, we none of us should be laughing when such delicate matters of the heart have so recently been rendered moo.

July 31, 2007 12:20 AM  
Blogger Citymouse opined...

awwwwwww

July 31, 2007 5:40 AM  
Blogger Lorraine opined...

"I'm picking out a thermos for...you...a very special...sniff...ther...sob...mos....for..y..." I can't...I can't do it...

July 31, 2007 6:56 AM  
Blogger Unknown opined...

I know...it's so unfair, isn't it? And as much as I had hoped it would be me someday, I was willing to give up that dream and let you have him. And now he's crushed both our dreams. Sob!

July 31, 2007 7:48 AM  
Blogger Lorraine opined...

Gina: Dibs on John Cusak.

July 31, 2007 7:56 AM  
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