yoko

i do not know much about you
but hope you will have HAPPY BIRTHDAY
it's really good to be alive

mavis

Dear Yoko here's a song I'm singing right now for you, against the wind, against the desk, against the sky, against the kitchen, against the wall, because I think it expresses all the wide range of feelings you raise in most of us. Marianne von Willemer wrote it in 1815 and Franz Schubert added the music in 1821.

Can you hear us?

What means this stirring?
Does the East wind bring glad tidings?
The refreshing movement of its wings
Cools the heart's deep wound.

It plays gently with the dust,
Raising it in fine small clouds.
And drives the happy swarm of insects
Into the shelter of the sprays of vine.

Gently it softens the sun's brazen glow,
And also cools my hot cheeks,
Kissing in its flight the vines
That thrive on field and hill

And Its soft whisper brings me
A thousand messages;
A thousand kisses will surely greet me
Before the hillside darkens.

Ah, the true message of the heart,
The breath of love rekindled life
Comes from your mouth.

Thank you for everything
Jorge

Dear Yoko,
I don't know what to say other than the fact that you are a beautiful woman and an inspiration to the world - or at least you should be. It's so beautiful to see such a strong and brave woman making a statement for so many years. Remember to always keep fighting, but also to keep smiling [at least on the inside], cause that is truly what this world is for. Happy Birthday!

Love you,
Tash Lahera

Peace and love to you and everyone.
I love you.

Brandi

Happy Birthday Yoko!
You are beautiful.

Gina

Dear Yoko,
all my best wishes to your birthday and many returnings of the day. You are the strangest woman to me, but you are wonderful.

Greetings from Germany
Wolf P. Badem

Dearest Yoko, may you witness, many clouds, moons and smiles (and hoping Paris may turn into the brightest flower sending you the odour of the many winds you made us see with the sounds of peace)-Happy shining on your 73th Earthday,

love
-Ruud Rook

Yoko,

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From this day forward... "Imagine all the people living life in peace"

Teresa, nightcrow dreaming

Hi Yoko

Well here it is YOUR birthday but I've been getting presents from you for 35 years now in the forms of soul-stretching creativity in so many media....as much as I love all your work, it is your music that moves me most. I hope your 73rd birthday sees you with loved ones, music in your heart, and then the next day putting the finishing touches on your next studio album so it can come out in time for MY 53rd birthday in August!

I know you are human like me, so I do not put you on a pedestal. But it is so very clear to me why John's soul would have resonated with yours.....I just wish he could be here to watch you blow out the candles.

John Starnes

Dear Yoko,

showing photographs of the Olympic's opening to my 5-year-old boy, he was asking me, who the sweet woman (sic!) is. And again I did tell him a bit more about you, even, that you will become 73 years old next day's. What he did reply to me: "Hm, she's the youngest Granny I've ever seen"! Well, he's right. Isn't he?

Dear Yoko, be sure, that your arts & music and your spirit will always be part of our family.

We wish you a HAPPY BIRTHDAY and as much health and inspiration as you can carry! Hope to see you, soon!

5x
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from Leipzig/ Germany,
Robert + Anna with the boys Jakob, Orlando and Ferdinand

Yoko i wish you a very happy birthday and let's imagine peace all together and keep on dancing!!!

love
Christ Devos

Yes is the answer to
Old questions when you
Keep dreaming
On, dreaming on

Open your mind and
Nobody will say no
Open your mind and just say YES

You don't care for birthdays
Or anniversaries, I
Know, but let's think
Of such date as an

Opportunity to celebrate the power of
Nature that keeps shining
On you

Happy birthday, Yoko!

Johann Heyss
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
www.johannheyss.com

Yoko's birthday book: page two