Bono’s “A Dog Called Hope” – Written in Israel

Bono's note after staying at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem

From Haaretz

U2’s front man Bono surprised Israeli passers-by earlier this month with his sudden visit to Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.

On Wednesday, BuzzFeed published the note Bono left behind at Jerusalem’s King David Hotel, which consists of a poem about how “hope is like a faithful dog,” and his sketch of “a dog called Hope.”

“In Jerusalem, hope springs eternal,” the poem read.

“Hope is like a faithful dog, sometimes she runs ahead of me to check the future, to sniff it out and then I call to her: Hope, Hope, come here, and she comes to me.
I pet her, she eats out of my hand and sometimes she stays behind, near some other hope maybe to sniff out whatever was.
Then I call her my Despair. I call out to her. Here, my little Despair, come here and she comes and snuggles up, and again I call her Hope.”

He signed, “With great thanks for great room in great hotel in great city, Bono.”

Bono was believed to be in Israel for a private visit, and did not hold any performances.