The Lost Beatnik Generation

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Do you remember the Beatnik generation?
Those angry young men with long hair
You could see them playing a guitar in a station
Strumming and singing without a care

Where are they now, that lost generation?
Now, the new generation by comparison
Singing platitudes, a yuppy sensation
Tame, well groomed, without passion

Looking back, I was a beatnik teen
Now I am part of the suburban scene

Copyright © | Year Posted 2017



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Date: 12/13/2017 8:37:00 PM
Beatnik meets Hip Hop Head! Peace!
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Date: 12/9/2017 8:32:00 PM
Love this Michael! :) Love the last 2 lines too. I used to play guitar and recite poetry at coffee houses... now I'm just here at the soup! So maybe some of us "beatniks" or "hippys" have found a way to adapt to the new generation after all!... (even if we don't understand it haha)
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Date: 12/1/2017 9:55:00 PM
Very good! And, yes! I remember too. Shhhh...but don't tell everybody. lol
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Date: 11/24/2017 11:31:00 AM
Michael, I loved your poem, well done !
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Date: 11/21/2017 5:37:00 AM
the past is lost. Every new generation has its own merit.
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Date: 11/20/2017 5:47:00 PM
Your meaning is very clear. I like complicated poems better, but the rhymes are nice.
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Date: 11/20/2017 3:30:00 PM
Nice : "well we became hippies" next generation extended Beatniks??
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Date: 11/20/2017 11:12:00 AM
Wonderful poetry and so easy to read!
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Date: 11/19/2017 9:08:00 PM
Great poem, good flow and good theme.
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Date: 11/19/2017 8:22:00 PM
A long time ago and truly the truth! I think this is a great poem. :)
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Date: 11/19/2017 4:10:00 PM
Generation change is well displayed. I like it. Good write. Congrats.
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Date: 11/19/2017 3:53:00 PM
Perfect rhythm you got in here poet. Keep up the great work.
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Date: 11/19/2017 2:50:00 PM
How life changes from one generation to the next. Great write!
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Date: 11/19/2017 2:34:00 PM
They were all sucked into suburbia but a few hold outs. All that power turned to angst.
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Date: 11/19/2017 2:02:00 PM
Part of a suburban scene. . . maybe slightly bend and greying from the pressures of getting here. :o) Thanks for sharing with all of us on the soup. Keep them coming. oldbuck
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Date: 11/19/2017 2:01:00 PM
How beautiful. The spirit called beatnik dwells within you still. Keep writing.
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