The wind, one brilliant day, called
to my soul with an odor of jasmine.
"In return for the odor of my jasmine,
I'd like all the odor of your roses."
"I have no roses; I have no flowers.
All the flowers in my garden are dead."
"Then I'll take the waters of the fountains,
and the yellow leaves and the dried-up petals."
The wind left... I wept. I said to my soul,
"What have you done with the garden entrusted to you?"
~ Antonio Machado (translated by Robert Bly)
In memory of the great martyr, humanitarian, peace-keeper, and preacher of love, I present this video of The Civil Rights Garden dedicated to Martin Luther King, Jr. His birthday will be celebrated this year on January 19, 2015. The garden is located in Atlantic City, New Jersey and appears to be a beautiful way to celebrate the life of Dr. King. The video is from the photographs of Anthony Smedile.
The Spanish poet Antonio Machado confronts us with an eternal question. "What are you doing with your Garden (meaning Your Life)?" If your life is dedicated to helping others, giving love and trying to make the world a better place, then I think your Garden is well planted.
Poets and Dreamers leave us with a Magic Life.
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