meditation on love

We're reading an article on the book "From Shame To Sin," which traces attitudes toward sex in the late Roman Empire as it Christianized. It mentions 6th-century prostitution conversion narratives, and that got us to talking about Massenet's opera Thaïs, whose conversion scene is the wordless "Meditation" that is Massenet's most popular work to this day.

I mention that it's one of the most beautiful melodies I can think of, to which Catherine responds, "You should write it."

Ahhhh, my woman understands composers too well!! As Valentine's Day enters, I think of the great Paul Buchanan line that is one of the most romantic of any love song: "I will understand you."