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This page has been viewed 11864 times | | by Nicole Poirier
So maybe I should have been born earlier.
Hypnotized. Eyes of Kaleidoscopes.
Tie-dyed bandanas
around my forehead,
beads in my hair,
and flowers engraved on my skin.
When anything goes,
and you are not judged
for stepping on your pants,
wearing shredded shirts,
and no bra to boot
I'd wear my hair naturally wild
with attitude.
I'd dance in the rain with no umbrella
and free daisies haloed on my head.
But I will only fantasize
as I look through old photographs of mom and dad
and their bellbottoms,
their platforms,
their beaded belts.
And maybe I'll remind them
how cool and hip they were,
when they threaten to shorten my pants.
| Suggested Reading Living
on The Earth by Alicia Bay Laurel.
The
early '70s was a time of great optimism (and despair in true Dickens fashion).
Everywhere people were experimenting with alternative lifestyles, leaving
the cities and heading back-to-nature. Communes were popping up all over
and those returning to the land had to learn fast the art of survival.
With impeccable timing and the feeling that a guide to this new/old way
of life was needed, Alicia Bay Laurel wrote "Living on The Earth", an invaluable
resource for those seeking to live in harmony with Mother Nature. Read Skip's Review! |
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