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Indiana Shaw

Date: 2/3/2021 5:50:00 PM

Forty years on, Anne-Lise, and what's in a song . . . everything apparently . . . : (

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 2/4/2021 1:45:00 AM

- Indiana, thank you very much for your comment :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 12/14/2020 10:32:00 AM

Some people think "Imagine" is about retreating from God, Sunshine. Artists are always so misunderstood. Can't believe it's been 40 years since that terrible night. Excellent Tanka! Love, Carolyn

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 2/4/2021 1:45:00 AM

- Carolyn, thank you very much for your comment :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Peter Dome

Date: 12/14/2020 7:29:00 AM

An emotional read, he was so right, but as you know sadly it is not so well done.

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 12/14/2020 8:16:00 AM

- Thank you very much for your comment, Peter :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Phyllis Babcock

Date: 12/13/2020 9:17:00 AM

Time sure flies but his music lives on. Nicely written. love phyl

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 12/13/2020 12:29:00 PM

- Phyllis, thank you very much for your comment :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Panagiota Romios

Date: 12/12/2020 9:19:00 PM

Good grief..40 years ago. I was living in San Francisco then. Anne-Lise, people gathered in a grassy area near Golden Gate Bridge...at night. What a sad and memorable night. There were hundreds there singing, weeping and listening to his music. Through his music, he will never die. Hugs, Pangie xx

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 12/13/2020 12:28:00 PM

- I can imagine that it was a special night, Pangie :) - Thank you very much for your comment :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Eve Roper

Date: 12/10/2020 8:34:00 PM

Nicely done, Sunshine, John Lennon was my fav. from the group. I was in my early teens when they came to inspire with their music that was 60 years ago. Hugs Eve

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 12/11/2020 11:28:00 AM

- Too early for me ... but the Beatles were part of my "mother's milk" ... :) - Thank you very much for your comment, Eve :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Jack Horne

Date: 12/10/2020 12:30:00 PM

powerful write here, my friend - I was quite young when he was killed, but I really like his stuff now

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 12/11/2020 11:24:00 AM

- I was also young at the time ... but remember it as it was yesterday, Jack :) - Thank you very much for your comment :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Heidi Sands

Date: 12/10/2020 12:30:00 PM

A nice tribute Anne-Lise :)

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 12/11/2020 11:22:00 AM

- Thank you very much Heidi, for your comment :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Paul Callus

Date: 12/10/2020 11:17:00 AM

You have said a lot in these five lines, Anne-Lise. Make Love Not War"..."Give Peace a Chance" ... spring to mind. ~ Hugs // paul

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 12/11/2020 11:22:00 AM

- Peace and Love :) - Thank you very much for your comment , Paul :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Anitha Jayasankar

Date: 12/10/2020 2:04:00 AM

This is such a lovely tribute to John Lennon.. Anne. So beautifully penned.. Hugs ~ Ani

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 12/11/2020 11:21:00 AM

- Thank you very much for your comment, Ani :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Beryl Edmonds

Date: 12/9/2020 1:07:00 PM

A beautiful tribute to John Lennon Anne-Lise, a life taken brutally and unnecessarily. Imagine is and will always be one of my favourite songs. Hugs Belle :-)

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 12/11/2020 11:21:00 AM

- It's one of my favorites too :) - Thank you very much for your comment, Belle :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 12/9/2020 9:45:00 AM

He was an amazing person, who only wanted peace on planet earth, the way he was shot and killed on his front doorstep was too tragic for words. Lovely write dear friend. Hugs and blessings, Jennifer.

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 12/9/2020 11:13:00 AM

- He will never be forgotten, sis :) - Thank you very much for your comment :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 12/8/2020 11:36:00 PM

The song is beautiful but unchristian. Pity for there is always a good and a bad. ~~

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 12/9/2020 1:37:00 AM

- Many songs are beautiful even though they may be "unchristian" ... he was a great man with a message of peace on earth, Victor :) - Thank you very much for your comment :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Evelyn Judy Buehler

Date: 12/8/2020 9:45:00 PM

Beautiful thoughts on a beautiful human being. I love this, Anne-Lise. hugs, Evelyn :)

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 12/9/2020 1:34:00 AM

- Thank you very much for your comment, Evelyn :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Susan Ashley

Date: 12/8/2020 6:53:00 PM

A transcendent artist and a truly transcendent song, Anne-Lise! I've always embraced the lyrics of "Imagine".. a wonderful tribute to a musical pioneer and legend, John Lennon. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 12/9/2020 1:34:00 AM

- A beautiful song ... with many more, which we will always remember, Susan :) - Thank you very much for your comment :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Charles Messina

Date: 12/8/2020 5:34:00 PM

Love it, Anna-Lise! Was and always will be a big John Lennon fan. Great write! Hope all is well...Hugs Charlie xx

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 12/9/2020 1:31:00 AM

- His lyric will always live ... - Thank you very much for your comment, Charlie :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Akkina Downing

Date: 12/8/2020 4:53:00 PM

Beautiful tribute to this legend!

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 12/8/2020 5:03:00 PM

- Thank you very much Jo, for your comment :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Newton Ranaweera

Date: 12/8/2020 3:33:00 PM

I love both him and this piece, Anne-Lise!!

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 12/8/2020 5:02:00 PM

- Thank you very much for your comment, Newton :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 12/8/2020 2:00:00 PM

When I was kind of "religious" in my youth, I used to not like the song so much, but now that I evolved, I really get what he means by wishing for "no religion" To quote: "All we need is love."

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 12/8/2020 5:02:00 PM

- A life without music ... religious or not .... sounds sad, Andrea :) - Jonh Lennon had lyrics that could be sung in church - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Ilene Bauer

Date: 12/8/2020 1:52:00 PM

well said, anne-lise! i just posted my poem on the same topic. i love the photo you posted with your poem...

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 12/8/2020 4:56:00 PM

- Yours was a double tribute to two wonderful men, Ilene :) - Thank you very much for your comment :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Vijay Pandit

Date: 12/8/2020 12:09:00 PM

Awesome tribute to a great man of peace and music--well done, Anne-Lise.

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 12/8/2020 12:20:00 PM

- Thank you very much for your comment, Vijay :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Rico Leffanta

Date: 12/8/2020 11:47:00 AM

Strange coincidence that a man who favours peace is shot to death, whilst on 07.XII.1941 the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbour and on 07.XII.2019, China reports the first COVID-19 case. Luckily, we can all look forward to RIP! Aloha! Rico

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 12/8/2020 12:01:00 PM

- If we are all going to die, Rico ... it will lead to chaos in heaven and hell ... I have no plans to travel anywhere in the near future :) - "Imagine all the people living life in peace ... You may say I'm a dreamer ... But I'm not the only one ...I hope some day you'll join us ... And the world will be as one" - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

John Hamilton

Date: 12/8/2020 11:39:00 AM

I remember exactly where I was when I heard the news of his shooting, I bought his album double fantasy and so many great hits came from that, sadly he didn't live to see it's release. I think he just came home after finishing the album. soo sad, doesn't feel like forty years! Thanks Anne-Lise for this touching reminder!

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 12/8/2020 11:51:00 AM

- Strange to think about, John ... some memories will never disappear :) - Mark Chapman loved The Beatles, but hated John Lennon because he believed that Lennon had failed the group's ideals - One cold December evening, the disappointed American took matters into his own hands ... a tragedy - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Silent One

Date: 12/8/2020 11:37:00 AM

Nice one Anne Lise

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 12/8/2020 11:40:00 AM

- Thank you very much for your comment, S.O. :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Tom Cunningham

Date: 12/8/2020 10:52:00 AM

Such a senseless killing Anne, can't believe its been forty years. Tom

Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 12/8/2020 10:55:00 AM

- I felt old when I read it today, Tom - Thank you very much for your comment :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)