Hippies

infantrysgirl18 · 10-19-2010, 08:09 PM

This is a poem I wrote that was published in a book with a few of my close friends. The rhyming pattern is Chaucerian (I tried to get as close as I could) and I thought it was an amusing idea.

In every generation there are those
Who do nothing more than oppose.
These people are of specific breed
And they chant their unforgetting creed:
“Make love, not war” they often cry
Parading around in multicolor tie-dye.
Their life’s goal is the face THE MAN
With a sword of peace in each hand.
Covered in armor made from free spirit
They protect the land and all that’s in it.
They are the children of Gaia with hair quite long
With a sense of togetherness you’ll never find as strong.
With their easy going attitude and smiles of harmony
They are the most accepting group you will ever see.
The possessions they carry are quite few
Just the essentials, and some Birkenstocks too.
The pipes they possess are put to good use
To seek “wisdom” and to drown out the blues.
Oh mighty Hippie, what would we do without thee?
If for not you then we would have no one to hug the tree.

R4TR Drummer7 · 10-19-2010, 10:09 PM

that was awesome! I just had my mind blown! thank you for making my day!

HVYMTLROCK · 10-20-2010, 06:15 AM

Ah! I imagined hearing that in a coffee shop somewhere and snapping at the end! Haha. It was a delight to read this early in the morning. Do I feel a sense of sarcasm throughout? Maybe, maybe not. I can see where there might be some implied or taken. Very well written my dear! *claps*

Connair · 10-20-2010, 11:13 AM

Ah its sweet. I like the almost light hearted way its written.

Queen Boo · 10-20-2010, 02:42 PM

What genre is it?

infantrysgirl18 · 02-03-2011, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Tumor

What genre is it?

to be honest i dont know....i just wrote it right after reading The Canterbury Tales by Chaucer..

**Janszoon** · 02-03-2011, 05:33 PM

What is a sword of peace?

infantrysgirl18 · 02-03-2011, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

What is a sword of peace?

the "sword" is figurative

**Janszoon** · 02-03-2011, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by infantrysgirl18

the "sword" is figurative

Yes, but of all the possible objects you could use to represent peace, why use a thing generally used to figuratively to represent warfare?

infantrysgirl18 · 02-03-2011, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Yes, but of all the possible objects you could use to represent peace, why use a thing generally used to figuratively to represent warfare?

irony i suppose. to bring a point across.

10-19-2010, 08:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
infantrysgirl18 Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: i reject your reality and substitute my own Posts: 116	Hippies This is a poem I wrote that was published in a book with a few of my close friends. The rhyming pattern is Chaucerian (I tried to get as close as I could) and I thought it was an amusing idea. In every generation there are those Who do nothing more than oppose. These people are of specific breed And they chant their unforgetting creed: “Make love, not war” they often cry Parading around in multicolor tie-dye. Their life’s goal is the face THE MAN With a sword of peace in each hand. Covered in armor made from free spirit They protect the land and all that’s in it. They are the children of Gaia with hair quite long With a sense of togetherness you’ll never find as strong. With their easy going attitude and smiles of harmony They are the most accepting group you will ever see. The possessions they carry are quite few Just the essentials, and some Birkenstocks too. The pipes they possess are put to good use To seek “wisdom” and to drown out the blues. Oh mighty Hippie, what would we do without thee? If for not you then we would have no one to hug the tree. __________________ Stand in the closet and scream with me A mind that's like a fire Driven by the pain Better believe it.

10-20-2010, 06:15 AM	#3 (permalink)
HVYMTLROCK Groupie Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Limbo aka Purgatory of Life Posts: 10	Ah! I imagined hearing that in a coffee shop somewhere and snapping at the end! Haha. It was a delight to read this early in the morning. Do I feel a sense of sarcasm throughout? Maybe, maybe not. I can see where there might be some implied or taken. Very well written my dear! claps __________________ Since the day you cut my throat.... I've learned to smile from my neck!

02-03-2011, 05:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	What is a sword of peace? __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

10-19-2010, 10:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
R4TR Drummer7 Groupie Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 29	that was awesome! I just had my mind blown! thank you for making my day!

10-20-2010, 11:13 AM	#4 (permalink)
Connair Music Addict Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ogden, Utah Posts: 159	Ah its sweet. I like the almost light hearted way its written.

10-20-2010, 02:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
Queen Boo From beyooond the graaave Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: The state that proudly brought you Disco Duck Posts: 1,513	What genre is it?