If Only...IMAGINE

Tribute to John Lennon ~~ you may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one...

         If only life were as sweet as buttefly kisses,

      upon the nose of kittens

we'd not have crime or strife,

                no poverty or religious battles

no child could be abused,

               no woman battered,

politicians would fight

            for the good of the people 

there'd be no lawyer jokes

            nor homeless shelters

no person left starving

in the middle of a freezing night,

countries living in peace

          sharing knowledge & ideas

no guns, no violence, no prejudice,

 no alienation of nations~

It's no longer about self preservation

as much as it is greed

is Nirvana perhaps a quirky pipe dream

 of the deluded hopefuls

was Lennon insane when he said

"give peace a chance"

I think he lived in the delusion

 of flutterbys and kitten's 

perhaps that allusion could work

            if we all had that same dream...

'you may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one'

Author's Note

Reviews

[Renée]

One man impacted so many, all these years later his words & actions of peace live on..
If we all remember to act in peace, kindness, understanding in our everyday lives & decisions what a positive trickle down impact we have on those around us, strangers we encounter... our country and the world can only benefit positively..for it is not just environment that is in need of protection, but humanity needs protection.. to know love still exists, that hands are there to hold, and tears are there to share..and peace is a possible that is within all our hands... sorry to blather on...but you wrote the poem ( :

[Frieda P]

Blather away Renee, every word you wrote made perfect sense, a trickle down is the perfect place to start. I fear there are no John Lennon''s around to carry on his legacy of peace...well said you. ;-)

[Renée]

We are all John Lennon's...when everyone realizes that it lies within themselves...and not externally...the world will change.. ( ;

[Frieda P]

One can only hope, from your lips to...you know the saying. ;-)

[Renée]

and He replies...to your hands my child.. ( ;

[Frieda P]

Ha I'm glad he spoke to you, we're on the outs these days! ;-P

[Renée]

I could continue, for I love this kind of conversation..but I shall take leave and let your undiscovered thoughts pour forth upon the blank pages ( ;

[Frieda P]

What, no more blathering?! ;-P

[Renée]

you know what they say about guests & fish q ;

[Frieda P]

hahahhaha

[Annabelle Lee]

This is the kind of stuff I tell myself over and over again but never really tell anyone else outside of WC. Great job.

[Sheila Kline]

I can imagine. If only it could come true in a world that is hell bent on stopping it from becoming reality! We must each do what we can to make the world a better place and then we can go to bed at night with a clear conscience and hold those who shall not a better life in our hearts with hopes of a better time for them!! Suffering comes in many forms!! Relief comes in too few!!

[Mark]

If only.....Life is what happens when we're busy making other plans....

[Frieda P]

And you know what they say about that, if you want to make god laugh, tell him your plans, thanks Mark...

[Mark]

I didn't come up with that, it was John Lennon.

[Baby Ricochet]

Lennon was a heroin addict and made a crap load of money so he could live in a butterfly world and looked what happened to him. Life is fragile, trust me.

[Frieda P]

pfft don't rain on my parade Baby!

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Those were wonderful thoughts indeed and I agree how great they would be... then you look at another side, if life was so perfect we wouldn't appreciate it as much. It would be nice if the world had more compassion and understanding for sure.

[Frieda P]

Thanks Dale...yes, I know, yin and yang, but it's a nice thought.

[The Rock And Roll Cowboy(REBEL WITH A CAUSE)]

Oh I know it is... It would be nice if the world was a better place. Of coarse that won't happen as long as I am here :)

[Frieda P]

haha I knew I should blame you for this mess!

[C.C. Marx]

What a world that would be!! In fifth grade we were given the writing assignment titled: if u were to change the world, what would you change? Naturally with a class full of 30 eleven year olds mostly boys, peace was the last thing on their mind....I think free hot tubs for everyone was the most popular idea, but hey, a dreams a dream ;)

[Frieda P]

What do you mean 11 year olds boys, they're still probably dreaming hot tubs!

Thanks C. ;-)

[C.C. Marx]

Of course they are haha who doesn't love hot tubs?? My pleasure amiga

[Sami Khalil]

An amazing tribute to one of the greats of singers and artists like yourself dear poetess. The message resonates with me for I like to give peace a thousand chances before any unjust wars for power and greed where the few get rich for it is a big business of death and creating widows and orphans. God will judge those power hungry eventually for no crime will go unpaid. But that to the side let us celebrate the man and honor your pen...:)

[Frieda P]

Always such a lovely review from you Sami, most gracious, thanks so much!

[Sami Khalil]

^^~^^ :)

[beautiful dreamer]

nicely done miss frieda

[Frieda P]

Thanks pudding cup. :-)

[beautiful dreamer]

welcome margarita

[luviva]

that is a great poem, more like a utopia, such a world with sweet butterfly kises is a hell of distance from our grip! not with these invisible wars going on, but as lenonsaid, that is no excuse not to give peace a chance, but hey what do they know of peace when all they do is fight for their betterment. and he is not the only dreamer round there.

[Frieda P]

Well said luviva, well said...thanks so much.

[Tarry Franck]

Nicely done Frieda - Such a great piece :)

[Frieda P]

Thanks Tarry, glad you liked this one :-)