It's by far  the hardest thing I've ever done,
to be so in love with you and so alone.......

A rose once grew where all could see,
sheltered beside a garden wall,
And, as the days passed swiftly by,
it spread its branches, straight and tall.
One day, a beam of light shone through
a crevice that had opened wide-
The rose bent gently toward its warmth
then passed beyond to the other side.
Now, you who deeply feel its loss,
be comforted-the rose blooms there,
Its beauty even greater now,
nurtured by God's own loving care  

It is only with the heart
that one can see rightly.
What is essential is invisible
to the eye.
....St. Exupery

Someday, when we both reminisce, 
we'll both say "There wasn't too much we missed" 
and through the tears we'll smile when we recall 
we had it all for just a moment.
(St. Elmo's Fire) 

When we come to the last moment of this lifetime,
and we look back across it,
the only thing that's going to matter is 
"What was the quality of our love?"
....Richard Bach

Music: Follow Me

Artwork: Briar Rose
by Sir Edward Burne-Jones

Flower Tubes courtesy of Graphics Galore