affairs of the heart...

... I overheard someone asking, "have you ever been with someone who made violins play in your head?" and I thought, "mmmmph, oh yes! and it was a full orchestra and chorus! and then I felt so sad, because this person, who made this music play inside of me, with whom I felt absolutely fearless and in whose presence I felt lifted from the surface of earth, alas, was not to be mine...funny how that works out....

(This entry was originally published earlier elsewhere...)