PSYCHEDELIC

PSYCHEDELIC

There was a decade, it was the 60’s I’m sure
When everyday things were just a little bit off
As if there were rumblings in the earth’s core
And when scripted lines gave way to improv

There were plans afoot, some quite nefarious
A Hippy time, with weedy substances to share
And was the dawning of the Age of Aquarius
Minds set free and wearing flowers in the hair

Rainbow colours swirled to the sound of sitars
Free love, at least it may have been for some
And a coming of age of good electric guitars
Whilst others just sat crosslegged acting dumb

Psychedelia was a mind state and the fashion
Radical changes working through the system 
And all things anti-establishment, the passion
Rules got lost and older people missed them

The time when all free expression took a lift
We may look back at it with little veneration
Not only tectonic plates that began to shift
We still hear echoes of that Beat generation
Copyright © | Year Posted 2024


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Date: 12/7/2024 6:14:00 PM
Dear Howard, you capture the high times of the Age of Aquarius with wonderful rhymes that enhance the psychedelic imagery of your verse. Congratulations for your success in Kai's contest. Warmest wishes.. ~Susan
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Date: 12/7/2024 11:33:00 AM
Nice one. Congratulations on your win. Loving wishes, Kai
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Date: 12/4/2024 9:22:00 PM
congratulations on your win dear poet. cheers.
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