I love poetry. It is in the oxygen I breathe, and in the blood that courses through me. We have so many means now, with which to create, express and share, that our poetry can cross any boundary.
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Imagine
It was this video, and in particular Yoko One casting open the shutters, that prompted the room imagery in my poem. The challenge I speak to is how to actually make peace happen. Nearly 33 years after his death, we still live in such a turbulent world.
His 72nd birthday was on October 9th 2012, so I dedicated my song poem in memory of him and his moving, timeless classic.
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