Chapter Thirty-four
Spring, 2009
Matthew stood in the foyer of Hotel Pallisandre and examined a plaque while he waited for Craig’s phone call. The plaque was in memory of singer-songwriter-guitarist Jimi Hendrix who died of an overdose in 1970 while staying in London. Engraved on a brass surface was something the man was supposed to have once said:
‘When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.’
The concierge had told Matthew that former British Prime Minister, William E Gladstone had made an almost identical statement in the 1800s.
Rosetta would have liked its sentiment. It was the sort of quote she might use in the Wise Words segment of Poet’s Garret meetings if called upon to contribute. Whether she still attended those poetry nights, Matthew could
