Kool Kid in the Sixties

[rustybroadspear]

Kool Kid in the Sixties


I am a student of the sixties
I am seventeen, male and going on old.
Beatles, Beach Boys and Stones covers
Keep me warm in a life that is cold.
I live in the sixties.
Not for me Lady Ga Ga and DJ who.
But it’s not just music you know.

I’ve learned………………
It was cool to be free,
It was cool to do drugs,
Be a hippie
Indulge in Flower Power
Be a student of Pop Art
Psychedelic maaan!

Listen to the spirit of the house brick
As it splits apart
To Mr Tambourine Man
Or Strawberry Fields Forever
Beach battles,
Mods and Rockers
Take a flower maaan …….
Make love not war.

Pop concerts, naked dancing,
Sport with streakers.
Yoko, Warhol,
Vietnam
Kennedy’s life and death.

Let’s not forget
The mystery, magic and romance
That was abruptly taken away
And replaced with awe and wonder
When those blokes
Leapt with their heavy boots
Across the Moon.

Elvis.
Joss sticks, mini skirts,
Objections to war.
The cold war was freezing
But better than killing.

What made the Sixties different
As I see it as a student in the new millennium …
It was a momentary oasis in time
When the young g-g-g-eneration ruled.

This may not be much of a poem
But don’t forget
I am only seventeen,
And they still try to p-p-put me d-d-down
But now they succeed.

I really don’t want or need today
At seventeen
It’s the sixties that I need.

And I will not
F-f-f-f-fade away!

[michaelgallatin]

Brother can I ever identify!!! Not so sure that the young "ruled", especially not so if you consider the tragedy of Kent State. But they did have a loud voice and they made it heard. They weren't afraid to "buck the system" and for that they earned my utmost respect. I was also a child of the sixties, born in 1948. And sometimes I miss it too but I think more so my youth and idealism than the time itself. I was glad to see those movements of people (can't think of the name right now) who occupied Wall St. and other places. That type of a stand against "the system" reminded me of the sixties. And wow, they weren't all kids which is a good thing too!

Peace out bro,
Mike

[purplespirit]

The sixties were hippie and crazy and many didn't know how to cope with this freedom. I learned some guidance is always needed and even a few rules. Nice read though, Rusty, thank you. Ulla xx

[johan]

Enjoyed this as was a teenager in the sixties, this was the real music times, wonderful stuff and you walked the streets without fear. Nice piece my friend.

Johan