Crimson velvet, painted face
Vietnam in the news.
Calico and sleeves of lace
Dancing without shoes.
Hipster jeans, fancy beads
Flowers in our hair.
Peace imprinted in our hearts
Love echoed everywhere.
Saffron babies, born from love
Weened on solid rock.
Hippies sharing pipes of peace
Traveling to Woodstock.
Janis, Dylan and Hendrix
music made to last.
Santana and Jim Morrison
Legends from our past.
Music dominates the air
In the heat of sixty nine.
Buzz and Neil make history
A giant step for all mankind,
Psychedelic memories
Tied up with purple haze.
Embroidered on life's tapestry
A reminder of carefree days.
Author notes
Just everything about the 60s inspired me to right this poem, music, fashion,colour, the news headlines. Just the whole memory.
Written October 8th, 2005
A contest entry
- What's your favourite decade? by Kiran.
850 points, ended October 8, 2007, 9 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Poems of the Sixties- Calling all Hippies.- Pre-writes Allowed. by Mercury Rising.
550 points, ended December 19, 2007, 8 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Memory Lane Again by Judith Chandler.
525 points, ended December 27, 2007, 7 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
What did you think
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whoa...
look at the tin! WELL DONE!!!
this is an excellent write and very worthy of the jewelry indeed...
great rhyme also!
congrats!
Blessings! Tammy
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Tammy...thank you so much!
Shaz xx
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You have written about some events and used some details that place it solidly in the time period. A pleasant walk down memory lane.
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Thank you, I'm pleased you enjoyed my little trip down memory lane. Thanks so much for the gold trophy and points.
Shaz xx
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Bedazzling imagery, electric rhythm, and a great rhyming poem indeed. I'm going to have a hard time judging this contest for sure. Best of luck in my contest, and thanks for entering this brilliant piece.
David
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Thank you for your lovely kind comments.
Shaz xx
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Brilliant! Everything about this was amazing! The imahery, the language, the flow of the piece. I loved this, Thanks for entering!
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Nice poem. It would be nice to see what it was like during those times. -
When I read this all I could see in my mind was the vast crouds at Woodstock. Its a brilliant piece, great imagery. Good luck in the contest. Peace
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Thanks for sending the link. You really covered the topic well with great visuals and excellent rhyme.
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This was really, really good. I really enjoyed reading it. Thank you for entering it. Good luck. God Bless!
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ok i LOVE this! I hella really do! Like...just reading it just makes me want to bust out with a poem of my own. Anyways this is really great...congrats with such a nice piece of art!
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Congratulations!! This is a wonderful upbeat, very fun piece. I love the words selections and the form. You brought many of the positive elements of the time back. Did I really dress like that? (groan)
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The Winner
Told you this was the winner
Congrats, Excellent piece.
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Shaz I missed this one now how come. A wonderful piece and if i was to lose to anyone this was the one i would wished to do so,An excellent poem fantastic rhyme and the information held withing the words Brilliant.
Just sad it took me so long to read it
Congratulations my friend a richly deserved GOLD
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Princess Perdue;
You've told the story very well. The chronology of your poem is a striking parallel to the way I remember the time. I like the way you have incorperated some of the language of the day. The words and phrases add much to content of your poem. -
Another excellent piece. Rhyme and rhythm, perfect. Captured the whole essence of the time. Think you may have the winner here. Good luck.
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You wrapped the whole year up tie-dye and peasant skirts ... loved it!
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This is beautiful! It brings the reader into that era to feel the peace and love AWESOME write!
"Hipster jeans, fancy beads,
Flowers in our hair.
Peace imprinted in our hearts,
Love echoed everywhere"
LOVE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!! Lynda
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I really like this write of yours. This was really amazing. Great Write! I wish you only the best in that contest.
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love it! i feel the same way often. have you seen the movie "almost famous"? from your poem, i think you'd really like it. i officially recommend it to you, go rent it!
i love how you included all aspects of the culture, not just music, or dress, or news, etc. you've really covered your bases.
one qualm, though...it's janis, not janice!
love this one.
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Aww Mum..I like this although when I seen the name I thought maybe their be one of those big huge daisy flowers or a flower power car
.I love it though the flow was great,and the rhyming was good!!!!
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wow, thats amazing. i wish i had been born back then man... this is an awesome poem, i love it, great job! I hope you win the contest
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nice write. you really got the feeling of that time, not that i would know first hand but you captured that care-free feeling. love the fact that you named some of the best musicians for the past. later Honeybe
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Yes i love this its how i feel wonderful job i love jim morrisons poetry and songs and the same with the rest of the musicians u put in there. -
This is really good. Just one technical error with it...
Embroidered on life,s tapestry,
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Wow... nice! You did a great job with the rhyming, and your words were excellent. You used them to recreate 1969, which was great. This was a very enjoyable read! Keep it up and good luck in the contest!
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You did good to paint a picture for me of what it would be like to be at woodstock. Great poem
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wow, this has to be the essence of the 69 congrats on penning it so well!
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mmm, 'scuse me while I kiss the sky.
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Growing up in the 60's was great and I was going to university in 69 - not much time time for this kind of partying then. The music rings a bell though. Enjoyed the read.
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Besides the drugs and the anti Vietnem...ness? lol... I think I would have been a hippi if I was born back then... ever heard of the Rennisance Festival? It's ran by (new age) hippi's and I always planned on traveling with it, kinda like a circus!
I like this poem, for someone who has no idea what a hippi is, if they were to read this, you pretty much hit everything they need to know! Great job.
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Ah, nice... gives an idea of what it was like to live back then. Thanks for entering.
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FAR OUT!!
Awesome, awesome write! Like, hey, you're pretty far out chickie-dee. You got the spirit of the 60's all up in here, way to write it girl!
Lol...I absolutely love this.
Make love not war.
Peace,
~Sherry~
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ohhh Jimi Hendrix! rock my soul lol--i love the man, maybe i'm living in the past--but music was music! in the sixties,so if i'm still dreaming--please don't wake me up lol. thanks so much for your comments. shaz xx
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Wow As someone who took a slow walk through the sixties this was a blast from the past.Jimi Hendrix and Purple Haze boy that guy could make a guitar sing. Great job well done
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excellent
Thats a wonderful poem. specially the ending rolls up the poem so neatly! in a short poem you say everything..the rhyming and flow was great too..beautiful work... Keep writing
~ Evenstar
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I like the nonchalant atmosphere you have created, yet you didn't err and kept it to the point...a very good poem!
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Wow, that's really great and totally original. Definately something new that people haven't thought of yet. Great job!
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so very very nice! it's so great to read a poem on here that's original!! also, the whole entire way that you capture that time is magnificent!! Write__on!
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Great poem.I wish things where still that way.
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