Like a Pearl in a Gooey Oyster

My friend Helen P. wrote this to me in an e-mail. If this doesn’t cheer you up, nothing will! I’m copying with her permission.

Dear Edythe,
You are in our hearts like a pearl in a gooey oyster, like a five dollar bill in the back pocket of your jeans, like a primrose that pops up pinkly beside the path, like a butterscotch in the bottom of your purse when you need something sweet. You are a gift, an ordinary miracle, a friend of the heart. Let our love surround you and hold you up. We are there for you.