Sunday, March 1st, 2026. 1:18 AM.
Ashley, We First Met on Sunday – The Lord’s Day
It will be an important fact about us forever, Ashley.
It was February 22 –
The 53rd day of the year.
The apostles caught 153 fishes in their nets when the Lord told them to put out their net.
John 21 ESV
John 21 ESV – Jesus Appears to Seven Disciples – Bible Gateway
Ashley, if we listen to and obey the Lord, our lives will also be forever overflowing with the abundance of the Lord’s goodness and mercy and providence.
I’m wondering now what day will be the 153rd day of this year of our Lord.
I went to Epoch Days website and learned that:
June 2nd will be the 153rd day of this year. A Tuesday.
Ashley, I want to hold your hand and walk with you, please.
I Want to Hold Your Hand with lyrics – T.V. Carpio – Across the Universe (2007)
I Want to Hold Your Hand with lyrics – T.V. Carpio – Across the Universe (2007)
It was very special to me, Ashley, to enjoy your company and confide with you at Burger King. I wish I could remember why you told me something about the church on Rathbun Street. Did you mean St. Louis Church ? You may have been speaking of it as a landmark for something else in that neighborhood. I wish I knew what that was.
And I can’t remember your last name – only that it begins with a B.
FIRST OF MAY (Lyrics) – THE BEE GEES
FIRST OF MAY (Lyrics) – THE BEE GEES
BEE GEES – FIRST OF MAY
Sometimes, this situation I’m in now reminds me of The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories. Trying to think of a title for it – for us. I remember you mentioning the writer, James Paterson. And I mentioned a novel whose author I could not remember. I finally remembered his name: Michael Connelly. I don’t remember the title of his novel, though. I read it decades ago. I liked it.
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – George Michael – Lyrics – HQ
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – George Michael – Lyrics – HQ
Ashley: “Mark, what did you feel the first time we had lunch together at Burger King ?”
Mark: “I just realize, Ashley, that I really enjoyed being with you; and having conversation with you. And although I can’t remember everything you said to me, I wonder about the bits and pieces I do remember. Something about Shove and Coe Streets. And something about Arnold Street. [I took guitar lessons with Alvin Pulley at his studio on lower Arnold Street in the early 1970s]. It was very kind of you to go back to the counter and get the cup of tea for me, Ashley. Before we got to the restaurant, as we were walking in the parking lot of the Elks Club, I noticed you’re about two inches taller than me. I wonder how it would feel to look up to you as we kiss for the first time.
Ashley, where are you ?
I miss you.
I’d like to listen to you again.
Maybe we could go out to a restaurant again ?
I’d like to walk with you, too.
Gladys Knight & The Pips – Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me (Lyrics)
Gladys Knight & The Pips – Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me (Lyrics)
In Charles Dickens’ novel: Great Expectations, the main character is a young boy named Pip. I read that novel when I was in my 20s. He had a difficult time in his youth. Ashley, I would love to hear from you about your life. I would love to listen to you tell about your life story. I understand this is about much more than being entertained by you. It’s about loving you through “all the pain and glory.” Yes, I believe that hearing you tell your life story would be the best thing that ever happened to me. And I would love to be helpful to you. It would give meaning to my life . . .
Ashley, maybe you are destined to be the meaning of my life.
You really touch my heart, Ashley.
You really touch my life…
First of May – Cemetery Scene, Melody (1971)
First of May – Cemetery Scene, Melody (1971)
I’d like to walk with you, Ashley –
In
Oak Hill Cemetery.
I think of it as Woonsocket’s Wilderness Cemetery
It seems to be “in the woods” of Woonsocket –
Because it is allowed to be in an uncultivated natural state.
In May, Ashley, I’d like to walk with you, there.
Maybe in April, too.
Maybe on an early Spring Day in March.
Cemetery is an 8-Letter Word
Happened is also an 8-Letter Word
Ashley . . .
I wonder what might happen if
“You and I”
Walk together
Anywhere
It will be one week ago tomorrow, Ashley, that we first met on:
February 22, 2026.
It was about noon.
Sunday, February 22 to Sunday, March 1st will be 8 days.
The number 8 has two identical parts to it.
It looks like a simplified version of Frosty the Snowman.
And those two parts are —
Together.
They form a whole.
One whole being.
One figure.
Ashley has 6 Letters
And
Aubrey also has 6 Letters.
Many years ago, I heard the following song by Bread.
Now that I have met you, Ashley, that song named Aubrey has more meaning.
I’m not sure that Ashley is your real name.
Maybe you kept your real name a secret —
For the sake of your privacy.
Maybe, someday, you will tell me your real name –
If it is different than Ashley.
Aubrey by Bread
Ashley by Mark
Ashley and mark in love make a melody
A Melody of Love
“The first three letters just happen to be:”
M. A. R.
For
March 1, 2026.
I realize this writing goes off-topic at this point.
“Do-Re-Mi” – THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)
“Do-Re-Mi” – THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965) – YouTube
8 People singing about 7 Notes:
Do. Re. Mi. Fa. So. La. Ti.
And the following is also off-topic:
T L O A
The Lord of Ashley
The Messiah
If I should not see you again, Ashley
At least I will still have the Lord
And the hope that you will be saved by Him.
And so, we may still meet again –
In heaven . . .
In My Heart There Rings a Melody – Andy Harsant [with lyrics]
In My Heart There Rings a Melody – Andy Harsant [with lyrics]
When We All Get to Heaven (Hymns with Lyrics)
When We All Get to Heaven (Hymns with Lyrics)
Maybe someday, Ashley, you May
Write a letter to me.
I’d love to read a letter from you, Ashley.
You know my address.
I’d love to correspond with you, Ashley.
And, maybe, I could send some help to you.
It might be lovely to me to send some assistance to you –
Even if we don’t meet again in this life.
Mark's Imaginings 