Jack Ellison Poet Free verse

Hippie Hair

How lucky can one man be
To have the love and friendship
Of so many sweet adorable people
Here on the Soup... male and female
It's like a love-in from the sixties
Minus the beads and hippie hair
(Well I'm supposing!)
Those were wild, free spirited days
Making love, NOT war
I was newly married back then... 1957
Busy raising three young kiddies
And struggling to make ends meet
My rewards though were much greater
With 3 super kids, a gorgeous wife and a new career
The closest I got to becoming a hippie
Was letting my hair grow long (shoulder length)
And sporting a beard
Which, believe it or not, I still have today
Those were difficult times back then
But oh so rewarding... ahhh memories!

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Sand Blown August 3, 2023 at 4:45 PM ...for a second there...on reading the title it sounded as "yippeee...hair!".....so i thought maybe your bald spots were regrowing hair....cofhmmphh lol ....stan Sand Blown August 4, 2023 at 10:20 AM ...lucky you man.....me hair be thinner and thin near...bald.... and haircuts are still over $20.....stan Jack Ellison August 4, 2023 at 5:29 AM No I just brought back memories of another time of innocence... a more care-free time when the world was new and exciting!!! At almost 88 still have hair??????? Holy Crap