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I met a Hippie walking down the street. She had long hair, big eyes. Wide-bottomed trousers, orange-red, Covered in an intricate pattern Of strange designs, flapped round her feet And from her shoulders over a flowered blouse Hung a black satin something With bright green frills on the edges. From her neck dangled to her breast an emblem In a circle – a unity of Love and Peace. I passed by her and she glanced up. I smiled...she smiled...and we moved on. A smile can work wonders. The couch and chairs were empty And we sat comfortably on the carpet. The candle threw an eerie light Which came to nought in the depths Of the room’s shadowy corners. An odour of incense drifted around us And a distorted candle flame Was reflected in my cup of coffee. We spoke of art, painting and poetry Treading on the romantic, Passing through hazes of religion: A mixture of love, knowledge and mystery, Probing into the eluding outlets of LSD, The restful release of meditation, The yearning of youth, disillusions of life, The roots of joy and depression, The understanding of oneself. Smoke rose in bluish transparency. The ring on her finger was big and it glimmered; She opened a poetry book at random And began reading from Tagore. I was silent. Her voice was soft. And when she stopped we said not a word. There was no need – we both understood. -------------------------------------------------------- Contest: Any Poem#22 Sponsor: Poet Destroyer A Placing: 4th
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