Tim Ryerson Poet Rhyme

Yellowstone, 1971

We sat there just groovin', our senses so keen
Trippin' and giggling, taking in nature’s scene
We smirked as visitors drove up in blind haste
"Take a picture! Let's go! No time left to waste!"
We were smug, silly hippies, naive to the core
So certain we had found the key to that door

Those tourists were clueless, yet then so were we
My highway to wisdom does not come toll-free
I'll never fly to heaven on Cannabis weeds
Through brambles and thorns my gutted path leads
If I find Eden, I must first weed and plow
Wish I could go back to Yellowstone now

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Viv Wigley March 11, 2018 at 3:11 AM You wouldn't want to go back now and be an old geezer at on old Geyser, Tim, surely? Stick with your fine, laid back recollections, I would :)

Carrie Richards March 10, 2018 at 7:57 PM So good to see you entering contests again Tim !! Just wonderful to see you back at PS with old friends ! Hope you are doing well !! Congrats on this memory and the poem that left me smiling ! :)

Eve Roper March 10, 2018 at 2:13 PM Congratulation on your win! Hugs Eve ~`*

Line Gauthier March 10, 2018 at 12:15 PM Fun reminiscing. What's a 70's poem without the word groovin' ! Well done, Tim. Congrats on your winning poem.

Connie Marcum Wong August 21, 2013 at 5:20 PM A real gem that carries one back in time, leaving a smile on this poets face. Loved it!

Carol Eastman August 19, 2013 at 9:58 AM Love this one... was great to read...You're very talanted.

Delysia Hendricks August 18, 2013 at 11:07 AM Had me a good time over the weekend rereading your old ones. Hats off to you, fave poet mine. You're awfully quiet these days. Everything alright? Missing you. Licia :-)

Karen Anglesey August 16, 2013 at 5:55 PM I love this poem. I lived that hippie life to a degree and 1969-1973 were the best years ever. I got a buzz or two or three way back then. Now I'm thinking I should post the one I wrote on this subject several years ago. Such a walk down memory lane :)

Andrea Dietrich August 14, 2013 at 2:14 PM COOL poem, so you were a love power hippy with mary jane? I never got to do that scene. I am kind of hoping i get to try it out when marijuana is finally made legal for medicinal purposes. There are times I really feel like i need something for my shoulder pain!! (and they won't allow me to have pain pills but aspirin is not effective)

Sukmawati Komala August 13, 2013 at 10:13 PM very cool !!! thank you for sharing dearest Tim :) enjoyed your write much

Donna Jones August 13, 2013 at 8:54 PM Yeah and for me john Denver! Don't know my I loved him so much!..enjoyed tonight Tim..

Nette Onclaud August 13, 2013 at 10:16 AM welll, tim, this piece brought out the bohemian side of you.. the cannabis reminded me of those rockin' times when life was one great high.. the woodstock spree can never be duplicated, and so is this breathing work... yeahhh!..:) huggs

Richard Lamoureux August 12, 2013 at 8:08 AM Good morning Tim, I hope all is well with you.

Skat A August 9, 2013 at 7:41 PM NICE ONE TIM.... GROOVIN...... AND THE WEED... BLOW ME SOME... HA HA *JK.* SKAT

Sandy Ivy D August 9, 2013 at 2:55 PM autograph/ SandySandy Leia. lol. kisses

Cherie Thomas August 9, 2013 at 6:18 AM Very cool write Tim I know the hippy error was a time of change & challenging the system.I see myself as a flower child on some levels, that influence of the 60's, is definitely in my blood although I was born in the 60s I will never fly to heaven on cannibbis weeds, lol..I hear you, I to recognize that, to now!!! But sometimes we just dont realize until we mature in our mind, it takes a lifetime ,to get to know ourselves. One<3 cherie Cherie Thomas August 9, 2013 at 6:24 AM This was longer but I wrote to much I enjoyed reading this poem & its a process & that takes discovery but especially time!!! now if you go back to yellowstone, you will see all the things you missed along the way, loved reading your thoughts today. PEACE!!!!

Delysia Hendricks August 8, 2013 at 5:38 PM I was too young to truly appreciate the flower era. Maybe a good thing!! Nice write, dearest friend. Licia :-)

Debbie Guzzi August 8, 2013 at 10:59 AM Ah but we didn't need to chose the hard road, thank the Lord for wacky tobabacky! Light & Love

Harry Horsman August 8, 2013 at 10:33 AM Oh to revisit one's youth, would we make a difference i wonder,,, would we again turn out poetry as good as this?

Ilene Bauer August 8, 2013 at 7:53 AM great poem, wonderful ending!

Richard Lamoureux August 8, 2013 at 7:23 AM This is so good Tim. I was a little young to fully enjoy the hippie days but it did seem to have it's charm.