February 18 - Yoko Ono (The Musical Birthday Series, 2nd Annual Cycle)

Yoko Ono (b. 18 February 1933) is a Japanese multimedia artist, singer, songwriter and peace activist. 

[For last year's musings on John Travolta click here.] 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life and Art; or, Older and Wiser?

This week marked the birth of the late Sonny Bono,

And now, as a contrast, we have Yoko Ono,

Which proves that in matters of musical taste

Checking your horoscope sign is a waste.

Yoko, who lives in a decades-long binge

Of music and art on the avant-garde fringe,

Continues to thrive and continues to find

Work to ensure that she’s not left behind.

Envoi

But as we get older, and falter and dodder,

And things that we do may get naturally odder,

It brings up the question (and take it to heart)

“This stuff that we do... Is it Life? Is it Art?”

 

 

 

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