And I Remember Everything

She: "You make me want to be a better person."
He: [regaining his composure, and searching for wit] "Yeah, I saw As Good As It Gets, too."
[they still understand one another]

      JL, I would, I wish I could, find a way.

You remain rhododendrons. Would only I'd ever told you so.

(This extends Dr. J's V-Day memorial, of course, a day after. No more, save to say, J, wherever you are: thanks. You'll never know how much you rocked my soul.)