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The Age of Aquarius

A child of the sixties 
Big dreams 
Big hair
     I was there

Now past my prime
fast running out of time
I don my hippiest attire
with flowers in my hair
I am sweet sixteen again 
     travelling back in time ~ I'm there

A show I never saw before
A truly iconic must see 
Songs still loved 
by young and old
now 50th anniversary

Off I go to see the show
happy souls high in the sky
back to an era of peace and love
I enter a psychedelic world
through a kaleidoscopic lens
              as the
Age of Aquarius begins…

     ‘The moon is in the Seventh House
      and Jupiter aligns with Mars
      peace will guide the planets
      and love will steer the stars’

               It is the dawning of
               The Age of Aquarius 
                            as
                 Hair ~ the musical
begins…

Written 11th July 2019 after seeing the iconic musical Hair…

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Panagiota Romios

Date: 7/31/2019 4:19:00 PM

Hair was the Best! I saw it in Chicago.. All those naked people at the end blew me away. It was done tastefully, Anne, compared to the raunchy music of today. Which is disgusting and anything but musical. I was in San Francisco during The Summer of Love. I still like the beautiful clothes from back then. You cannot replicate them. My FAV group? Jefferson Starship. Panagiota..Excellent Poem, Ann.

Ann Gilmour
Date: 8/2/2019 6:42:00 PM

So glad my poem brought all your lovely memories back Panagiota. That time for me was like the soundtrack to my youth and like you I really loved the show, despite it taking me 50 years to actually see it live haha. With kindest thoughts Ann xx

Demetrios Trifiatis

Date: 7/13/2019 11:14:00 AM

You brought back so many precious memories with your beautiful writing dearest, Ann! Thank you! xxx

Ann Gilmour
Date: 7/13/2019 12:50:00 PM

I am so pleased that my poem was able to do that dear Demetrios and I thank you for your lovely visit. With kindest thoughts Ann xx

Tom Cunningham

Date: 7/13/2019 4:20:00 AM

That took me back Ann, those happy carefree days. Glad you enjoyed the show. Tom.

Ann Gilmour
Date: 7/13/2019 4:59:00 AM

Thanks Tom, it was a great show and we came out on a high! I see from a comment to Demetrios that you have been away, so I hope you had a great time. With kindest thoughts Ann xx