Today, 25th April, is ANZAC day in New Zealand. It's a public holiday when we remember the soldiers that fought (and died) 88 years back, in the madness at Gallipoli. Eric Bogle's 'Band played Waltzing Matilda' tells some of the story if you don't know about it.
Lots of old soldiers, and young people as well, were up early to march in the dawn parades all round the country and the media is full of it.
The radio was playing the Warsaw Concerto and have promised to play Benjamin Brittin's War Requieum at midday. TV is showing a doco on the last of the kiwi ANZAC survivors and war stuff is everywhere.
When I climbed into the shower I was feeling a bit low but then a voice in my head (sounded like Pete Seeger) started singing 'I can see a new day' which I'd forgotten years ago. The words cheered me up - made me feel lots better!
'....when all men are brothers
and the sun shines on a world that is free.'
Robyn