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Song Of The Sixties
Step right up
and throw the dice
take a trip and
don't think twice
change the world-
you really can
stand right up
prove you're a man
Shout make love
and put down war
V i e t n a m
is out for sure
do it right-
burn your draft cards
shout the words
hell, we won't fight
Grow your hair
down to your knees
it doesn't matter
if you can't see
make love now
there in the park
it don't matter
if it ain't dark
take your time
and fade away
it's the thing
to g r o o v e today
and throw the dice
take a trip and
don't think twice
change the world-
you really can
stand right up
prove you're a man
Shout make love
and put down war
V i e t n a m
is out for sure
do it right-
burn your draft cards
shout the words
hell, we won't fight
Grow your hair
down to your knees
it doesn't matter
if you can't see
make love now
there in the park
it don't matter
if it ain't dark
take your time
and fade away
it's the thing
to g r o o v e today
Published 20th Oct 2012
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20th Oct 2012 11:25am
Cool i love the sixties i was born to late, though i often have long hippy hair and beads and lisern to late 60's psyvadelic rock music lol
i can imagine being there and trying to change the world i think in some ways the people of the sixties did.
fantastic peice
peace
marcus
i can imagine being there and trying to change the world i think in some ways the people of the sixties did.
fantastic peice
peace
marcus
20th Oct 2012 4:03pm
Thank you, Marcus. They were exciting times in many ways. The music back then really rocked! I actually wrote this when I was 16 years old.
20th Oct 2012 6:37pm
Cool thats a fantastic poem was it one of your first poems you wrote?
marcus
marcus
20th Oct 2012 7:04pm
Thank you, Marcus. Yes, it was and I remember thinking "I really can write poetry" at the time. So nice of you to ask.
20th Oct 2012 8:29pm
Societal change DID happen with peaceful resistance and a determined youth. Nice snapshot of some of the feelings.
20th Oct 2012 10:04pm
12th Apr 2024 1:20am
Hello Faith, how are you; man dig this, hads to add to favorites, my last slot in favorites for now... Twas in fact, writin one regardin some of the 60s, when found this gem... Take good care mine friend: wolf
12th Apr 2024 10:35am
Hello Wolf! What a wonderful surprise it is to see you have pulled this poem out, dusted it off and read it. I remember the day I wrote it sitting near the edge of the duck pond at Fort Melon Park in Sanford, Florida. I was only sixteen and when I finished writing it, I was very proud of how it came out. Thank you for reading and responding to it, as it was one of my earliest attempts at writing poetry! Your comments really mean a lot to me.
