"Impossible, You Say?"

Two lovers sat on a park bench with their bodies touching each other, holding hands in the moonlight.

There was silence between them. So profound was theire love for each other, they needed no words to express it. And so they sat in silence, on a park bench, with their bodies touching, holding hands in the moonlight.

Finally she spoke. "Do you love me, John ?" she asked. "You know I love you. darling," he replied. "I love you more than tongue can tell. You are the light of my life. my sun. moon and stars. You are my everything. Without you I have no reason for being."

Again there was silence as the two lovers sat on a park bench, their bodies touching, holding handls in the moonlight. Once more she spoke. "How much do you love me, John ?" she asked. He answered : "How' much do I love you ? Count the stars in the sky. Measure the waters of the oceans with a teaspoon. Number the grains of sand on the sea shore. Impossible, you say?"

This is one of my favorite things ever, "Knee Play 5" from Philip Glass's Einstein on the Beach. Of course, this is the abridged version (so the 5 1/2 hour opera could fit onto cd), but I think I actually prefer this ending better over the full ending. I get goose-bumps everytime I listen to it; and if I listen to the entire opera first, then it's just overwhelming. The text seems a bit dry here, but when put with the music it makes more sense. I definitely encourage you to go listen to it. If it's about 5 minutes long, it's my preferred abridged version; if it's about eight minutes long, it's the original.

Now, it's time for me to go give a tour.