At 6:15 AM, there is no sunshine. By 7 AM, it’s promised to be very sunny and to remain so until 10 AM when clouds are expected to move in for the remainder of the day, probably to introduce the impending rain for Thursday.

I was in bed by 10:15 PM and fell asleep, waking only a few times throughout the night. My alarm was set fifteen minutes earlier than my typical day, and Col. Deeds understood this as he was up on the bed and sandwiched between my arm and body by 5:45 AM. I was alert but not moving, and I do wonder if he sensed me being awake.

July 12^th is Oscar Hammerstein II’s birthday. He is one of my writing idols. Today is also the anniversary of Joshua Logan’s passing in 1988. Word reached me when I was on a tour of JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT. I always thought it was fitting that Mr. Logan died on his dear friend’s birthday.

Instead of a Wednesday morning poem about the month of July, I am offering my lyrics, penned by Oscar Hammerstein II in 1939 for the Broadway musical, A VERY WARM MAY, with composer Jerome Kern.

ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE

Time and again I’ve longed for adventure,
Something to make my heart beat the faster.
What did I long for? I never really knew.
Finding your love I’ve found my adventure,
Touching your hand, my heart beats the faster,
All that I want in all of this world is you.

You are the promised kiss of springtime
That makes the lonely winter seem long.
You are the breathless hush of evening
That 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!

Make it a great day!

PHOTOS: Oscar Hammerstein and Joshua Logan