The other day I went out from my city, dashing to the afternoon Jazz live in Kobe. I lost sense of time by the two-hour live where standards were performed. I am not very familiar with Jazz but I was absorbed in the music.
Some lyrics caught me such as “there are a few my favorite things” in My Favorite Things.
I was wondering what I like in my day-to-day life. I have small but many favorite things with me but often I am not conscious and I am not grateful…
And I asked myself “Have I ever looked at raindrops on roses?”
The last song was Imagine.
“I hope someday you will join us and the world will be as one”. I had thought Imagine was just a famous John Lennon’s beautiful song for peace. His words have passed on for years through lots of artists and finally I found myself grown up to feel his message very close to me.
The following painting is titled, “Red Flower 2”, acrylic on canvas, 9”x12”, 2022, ©
Kikuko Sakota Art
