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Twentynet 60's

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                                                cultural revolution 
                                              psychedelic evolution
                                        sporting polyester mini skirts
                                             spouting love, not war

                                                 rebellion sprouts 
                                                   flower children

                                                    wonder years
                                                   rendered drugs
                                    Beatles blew in,  humming about yesterday
                                   evening news, Cronkite summing war today
                                                     distant shores
                                                      scores dying

                                     small, heroic Rosa sat in front 
                               civil rights,  King’s light, confronted klan
                                    bullets break the heart of man                                                   
                                   good die young, a president’s child... 
                                    salutes goodbye   --   nations cry

                                                one step on the moon
                                                      for mankind
                                                        into hope
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For Nette's Contest "Magic Of Decade's Mood"
By Carrie Richards

Copyright © Carrie Richards | Year Posted 2011

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Andrea Dietrich Date: 5/31/2011 8:09:00 PM Congratulations, Carrie. I just knew this had to be on the list. Login to Reply

Carol Sunshine Brown Date: 5/31/2011 6:41:00 AM Congratulations on your placement in Nette's contest Carrie. Love, Carol Login to Reply

John Freeman Date: 5/30/2011 5:32:00 AM Carrie, it is good to see your success in Nette's contest. Smile. Congratulations on your poem's honored placement. Agape, Moses Login to Reply

Kash Poet Date: 5/29/2011 12:45:00 PM Congrats Carrie on your big win in the contest....wonderful write.... Login to Reply

Linda-Marie Sweetheart Date: 5/29/2011 8:31:00 AM Congrats Carrie on your super win in Nette's contest with this superb entry luv.. enjoy another top spot for excellence in poetry .. Login to Reply

Dr.Ram Mehta Date: 5/29/2011 6:49:00 AM Congratulations on the win in the contest of nette, Carrie Login to Reply

James Foulk Date: 5/3/2011 11:10:00 AM really enjoyed this great piece of poetry, well written. thank you for reading and commenting on Heart of Gold. yes she really touched me, like very few people do at the first meeting. Login to Reply

Gautami Phookan Date: 5/1/2011 8:28:00 AM Fabulous one for this contest. This is the second one I am reading on this theme and finding them so interesting that am wanting to write one too now. Good luck Carrie.. Login to Reply

Kash Poet Date: 4/30/2011 7:41:00 PM Very good poem.Wonderfully captured the 60s---kashinath Login to Reply

Joyce Johnson Date: 4/30/2011 9:08:00 AM We chose the same decade. This is wonderful. Love, Joyce Login to Reply

Phyllis Babcock Date: 4/29/2011 6:00:00 PM IT was a great era and I was happy to be one of the flower children in my colored clothes, long hair, wanting peace and love. Those were the days Carrie. Music from that era was fantastic. Nice to recall those magical days. love phyl Login to Reply

Andrea Dietrich Date: 4/29/2011 2:29:00 PM The 60's is probably the best one to do. It was QUITE an era, as you showed us here with this fine entry. Carrie. Nicely done!!(love the ending with the moon landing. I remember that day well) Login to Reply