Just back from a great trip to New York, several posts worth here I think, but I'm going to start with a story of Central Park. Looking at the map I discovered there was an area named strawberry Fields with a memorial to John Lennon.
it was clearly a place of pilgrimage so we sat for a while and watched as people came and went.
There were people of all ages and nationalities, families, individuals, groups, all coming to pay their respects.
Then there was the music - all Beatles / Lennon songs of course
and the garland makers who worked diligently until they at finished their task,
Then sat and reflected together for a while,
before laying their garland carefully
and making the final adjustments
until it was perfect
“Imagine there’s no heaven
It’s easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today...
Imagine there’s no countries
It isn’t hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace...
You may say I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will be as one
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world...
You may say I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one
I hope someday you’ll join us
And the world will live as one”