A Shoulder...A Friend: Manchester Chinatown Lancashire UK

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There's a comforting thought at the close of the day,

When I'm weary and lonely and sad,

That sort of grips hold of my crusty old heart,

And bids it be merry and glad.

It gets in my soul and it drives out the blues,

And finally thrills through and through.

It is just a sweet memory that chants refrain;

I'm glad I touched shoulders with you.

I am glad that I live, that I battle and strive,

For a place that I know I must fill.

I am thankful for sorrows. I'll meet with a grin,

What fortune may send good or ill.

I may not have wealth. I may not be great,

But you know I shall always be true.

For I have in my life that courage you gave,

When I once rubbed shoulders with you.

 

Author unknown

 

The Bronze is of Alan Turing:

 

The Alan Turing Memorial, situated in the Sackville Park in Manchester, England, is in memory of Alan Turing, a father of modern computing. Turing committed suicide in 1954 after being prosecuted by the police because of his (then illegal) homosexuality. As such he is as much a gay icon as an icon of computing, and it is no coincidence that this memorial is situated near Canal Street, Manchester's gay village.

He is sitting on a bench situated in a central position in the park. On Turing's left is the University of Manchester and on his right is Manchester's gay village.

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