I walked around the platform of native Icelandic stone in reddish ochre, light grey and bluish grey, in a striped mosaic pattern. I walked around the Wishing Well of pure white glass, I touched it, I felt it, IMAGINE PEACE carved in 24 languages.
I walked the pebble beach below IMAGINE PEACE TOWER, the same beach Yoko Ono walked, feeling the energy of the tower, feeling the energy of Yoko, feeling the energy of John.
Beach combing, I found a yellow spade, a little lilac toy bear of determined expression decorated with a heart, a dolphin, a radiant sun face with shades hovering over CALIFORNIA in bright colours.
With my new found cuddly toy and spade, I eased on to the peace platform to enjoy the sun's warmth and imagined peace.
Every year the IMAGINE PEACE TOWER, on Videy Island opposite Reykjavik Iceland, emerges between October 9th (Lennon's birthday) and December 8th (his death day). It also emanates from winter solstice to New Year's day, during the first week of spring and other rare days agreed by the artist.
My ride along the Ho Chi Minh Trail also sat between two dates of note, 30 April, the end of the American War in Viet Nam, 1975 and 20 March, the start of the American War in Iraq, 2003.
Take a look at Yoko Ono's www.imaginepeace.com
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