Dear Para,It was nice to read the lovely words you wrote for Lea intended for her Birthday Card.Lea's family, friends and fans will be touched by them. Thank you for publishing them.On one of my postings on the CSS Forum, I quoted a few words of a lovely song recorded by Mario Lanza amongst others, "All The Things You Are". The full wording is below. Every devotee of lovely Lea would happily subscribe to these words I am sure,...You are the promised kiss of SpringtimeThat makes the lonely Winter seem long.You are the breathless hush of eveningThat trembles on the brink of a lovely song.You are the Angel glow that lights a star,The dearest things I know are what you are.Some day my happy arms will hold you,And some day I'll know that moment divine,When all the things you are, are mine.(Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein II)On the music cd I have, this is followed by the song (made famous by our own Vera Lynn in the Second World War), "I'll Be Seeing You". These lyrics are,...I’ll be seeing you In all the old familiar places That this heart of mine embraces All day through In that small café The park across the way The children’s carousel The chestnut treesThe wishing well I’ll be seeing you In every lovely Summer’s day In everything that’s light and gay I’ll always think of you that way I’ll find you in the morning Sun And when the night is new I’ll be looking at the Moon But I’ll be seeing you (Fain/Kahal)
This is something I wrote for Andrea before I learned of the cancer. However, as rapidly as things went I never got to share it with her. Now that her spirit is here I will share it through all of you with her. It was intended to be an insert in her birthday card which would of been the 26th of December.
She always had words to make me feel better. She always knew what to say. I don't know why or how. But she did. She also had outstanding timing to cut through the most tense situations.
The way she handled herself and the way she treated others definatley inspired me.
I miss you so much!!
THE PLACE THAT I GO
THERE IS A PLACE I GO WHEN I'M FEELIN' BAD
OUTTA' MY BODY, OUTTA' MY MIND
A PLACE I GO WHEN I'M FEELIN' SAD
PEACE THERE IS THE THING THAT I FIND
EVERYTHING THAT IS THERE IS MINE
YOUR BODY, YOUR HEART, YOUR SPIRIT, YOUR SOUL
THIS IS THE PLACE, THE PLACE THAT I GO
AND HERE IS THE LOVE, THE LOVE I NEED TO KNOW
PLEASE TAKE MY HAND, AND TAKE ME
TO THE PLACE THAT I GO
HERE I CAN CRY OUT, AS TEARS HIT YOUR HANDS
AND HERE IS WHERE YOU CAN COMFORT ME
WHERE BEFORE I JUST RAN
TAKE ME THERE SO I CAN MAKE YOU SEE
THE PLACE THAT I GO, NOWHERE I'D RATHER BE
I TRY TO IMAGINE WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE
IF YOU WERE REALLY HERE FOR ME
BUT I HOPE AND I PRAY,
THROUGH FAITH I CAN STILL BELIEVE
THE PLACE THAT MY LOVE WILL ALWAYS KNOW
YOUR HEART AND SOUL
