We Marched for Love and Pride

For a Friend... "Somewhere else, someone else is crying too / Another man has lost a friend, I bet he feels the way I do"

The Communards - For A Friend (Official Video)
Songwriters: James Somerville / Richard Coles

And all the dreams we had, I will carry on
As I watch the sun go down, watching the world fade away
All the memories of you come rushing back to me
As I watch the sun go down, watching the world fade away
All I want to do is kiss you once goodbye, goodbye
As I watch the sun go down, watching the world fade away
All the memories of you come rushing back to me
As I watch the sun go down, a darkness comes to me
All I want to do is kiss you once goodbye

In memory of Mark Ashton

Jamie Doward writing in The Guardian about the film Pride speculates:

Pride shows how disparate groups of gay and lesbian people were inspired by Ashton, a gay man from Portrush in County Antrim, who was an active member of the Young Communist League, a fact overlooked in the film, apparently so as not to alienate American audiences.

As I watch the sun go down...

LGBTQ+Comrade

And so for day 2431
09.08.2013

Marker Mindfulness

At the corner of Crawford and Barton, north west corner of Christie Pits, in the tree-planted area where the Garrison Creek is marked, across from St. Raymond Catholic School. One tree caught my attention, not so much for is commemorative plaque, but more for the words on that plaque.

IN MEMORY OF

SUZANNE GENEREUX BEAUDRY

"Paix" "Joie" "Sérenité"

But a name and a sentiment. A reminder to be mindful. And so easy to pass by without noticing.

I hope the tree fares well. And its tripartite motto carries on.

And so for day 1243
09.05.2010