Oggi ricorre l'anniversario della morte di John Lennon... e sono 30 !
In tutto il mondo viene celebrato l’evento… ricordi, manifestazioni, incontri.
Cristina Mantisi ha rispolverato vecchie foto di un viaggio passato e mi ha scritto le seguenti righe:
Quelle che ti mando sono state tutto sommato una scoperta perché non mi ricordavo più né il posto né la sua particolarità.
A Durness c'è questo semplice giardino, mi ha fatto pensare molto ad un giardino zen per la sua semplicità così ricca, però, di motivi di meditazione.
E' il John Lennon Memorial Garden.
John trascorse a Durness le sue vacanze estive tra i nove e i quindici anni in una piccola fattoria di sua cugina.
Vi ritornò dopo con sua moglie Yoko Ono e i figli Julian e Kyoko nel 1969.
Durness ebbe un ruolo importante nella vita del giovane Lennon. Si dice che la canzone "In my life" sia stata ispirata proprio in questo villaggio.
Le due stele di pietra ne riportano alcune parole.
Trovo che le parole della canzone siano bellissime come tutte le sue canzoni, vere poesie”.
In my life
There are places I'll remember
All my life, though some have changed
Some forever, not for better
Some have gone and some remain
All these places had their moments
With lovers and friends, I still can recall
Some are dead and some are living
In my life, I've loved them all
But of all these friends and lovers
There is no one compares with you
And these memories lose their meaning
When I think of love as something new
Though I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
In my life, I'll love you more
Though I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
In my life, I'll love you more
All my life, though some have changed
Some forever, not for better
Some have gone and some remain
All these places had their moments
With lovers and friends, I still can recall
Some are dead and some are living
In my life, I've loved them all
But of all these friends and lovers
There is no one compares with you
And these memories lose their meaning
When I think of love as something new
Though I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
In my life, I'll love you more
Though I know I'll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I'll often stop and think about them
In my life, I'll love you more
