Entry Submitted by Paulette at 11:23 AM EDT on May 29, 2021 The famous Woodstock Music and Arts Festival took place in August 1969 on the weekend when I first arrived in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The streets near Harvard University and MIT were strangely empty of students, and when I asked why, I was told, “Everyone has gone to Woodstock.” Yesterday, walking among the flowers and flags lovingly placed for Memorial Day, I noticed a gravestone with lyrics from Joni Mitchell’s song and felt chills of resonance. With the intensity of our 2021 perspective, the words now ring with fresh insights:…
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