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The 60's Message
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The 60's Message |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada 
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Fell out of high school in the late sixties, Grew my hair down long thought I was gifted. Wore Split leather tassles long and soft, To a sick system sent a message hot Free love on call to corporate business, Protesting wars lacking kindred. Freedom chants in an opium blizzard, With swords of love to heal the blisters. Chorus: The grass and the sun and the flower child, Stood on the pier where the storm blows wild. Under the stars in the purple haze, Electric guitars and poets played. Same old war crimes stopped the building, Taking thier toll on the helpless children. Into the mist small voices cried, Together sounding like a million knights. With dust and rust on sacred plowshears, Rockwell's covers cried out in fear. But then the message reached the source, Uncle Sam's henchmen changed thier course. Chorus: The grass and the sun and the flower child, Stood on the pier where the storm blows wild. Under the stars in the purple haze, Electric guitars and poets played. Out of a nation clothed with steel Came a story of passion over the field. Gears of destruction made a retreat, The fashion for power suffered defeat. Imbibed with wrong imbibed with right, Democratic heroes died in their plight. Embarrassed nations left war torn fields, and discarded sons that never healed. |
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Magnus
since 2001-10-10
Posts 14135South Carolina, USA |
Great write Eric, I remember these times very well....makes me a couple or three years older than you....and I wasn't in the US of A much during that time... But... you have written this well of an era many of us will not forget...ever! |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
You sum up the 60's pretty well, Eric...what I can remember of them!  |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Eric I was going to college in San Francisco in the early 60's, a child with such ideals, some of which I still own. The words to your song are poetry, the poem, a song. Peace to you, my friend. |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
Thank you Barry for the comments and for relating to this.....Glad you stopped in. Michael I know what you mean I have a hard time remembering a lot of them too, but they made an impression....Thanks for the reply, appreciated. Martie I know you're still a flower child and one with a beautiful heart and I thank you for the kind words I really appreciate them. |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
I was born in 69 so that came before me...but I loved the 70's! The 80's kinda sucked. |
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Mistletoe Angel 
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
 (big huggsssssssss) Oh Eric, you've spokenn of this era so well, sweet friend, I wish I could have grown up in this time as I have that flower power in me too and wish to behold that purple haze, it seems that incantation is never made properly anymore! (sigh) Peace, sweet friend, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Eric, thank you for sharing!  May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton "Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..." |
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arthur Senior Member
since 2001-08-14
Posts 678england |
this is an excellent poem it deserved a far better audiance and response than pip talk gave it arthur |
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