Have You Ever Dreamed of a Place…

I was visiting my parents this morning and for no particular reason asked to borrow the CD of the soundtrack of “Lost Horizon”. I hadn’t heard it for years. When I was young my mother played it often – it was one of her favorite records (no CD’s then, of course!)

That was before I heard the news.

Terrorist attack. 7 killed. 31 injured.

It’s a very schmaltzy CD overall. But the words of the theme song are SO moving on a day like today:

Have you ever dreamed of a place
Far away from it all
Where the air you breathe is soft and clean
And children play in fields of green
And the sound of guns
Doesn’t pound in your ears (anymore)

Have you ever dreamed of a place
Far away from it all
Where the winter winds will never blow
And living things have room to grow
And the sound of guns
Doesn’t pound in your ears anymore.

Many miles from yesterday before you reach tomorrow
Where the time is always just today
There¹s a lost horizon________waiting to be found.
There’s a lost horizon
Where the sound of guns
Doesn’t pound in your ears
anymore.

2 thoughts on “Have You Ever Dreamed of a Place…”

  1. Dear Naomi,

    Though I can’t even begin to imagine how you must be feeling, I too have many times dreamed of such a place. Thank you for the beautiful post. Sending you lots of love.
    X
    Ceci

  2. Thank you so much Ceci!
    What makes me sadder is that it seems violence is becoming more and more widespread worldwide…

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