It’s the Age of Aquarius, a 60s party
It’s the Age of Aquarius, a 60s party, get your flower power on ...
Get your flower power on,
Don your love beads and miniskirt, smarty!
Find your go-go boots, it’s time to get ready,
Light the lava lamp, dust off the 8-track,
Dance the frug and the Freddie.
Drink Annie Green Springs (it’s back, you know)
Take a toke or a trip on your drug of choice,
But pace yourself, please take it slow.
Wonder if Paul is dead? In 2020 he’s still about.
Relax in your bean bag chair and think of those times
And once again turn on, tune in, and drop out.
–RetroFlash
MarianI have recently retired from a marketing and technical writing and editing career and am thoroughly enjoying writing for myself and others.
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funny, right on!, well written
Love it, Marian! You really took me back to a specific era with all the trappings: bell bottoms, mini-skirts, beads, flower power, lava lamps, getting high, bean bag chairs. Great references and well put together.
Thank you, Betsy. This was fun to write! I recall some fun parties that make me smile now.
Love this, Mare — the title, the image, and the poem, especially that irregular rhythm. 100 words of perfection that I can definitely relate to!
Many thanks, Barb. Just wanted to be sure people wouldn’t think it was supposed to be a “serious” poem, although I doubt they would. I couldn’t decide on just one fad or trend, so this was a nice way to cover a few.
Perfect, Marian. You captured so much of that era in 100 words. Right on!
Thanks, Laurie. Thought we needed something on the light side for this prompt.
Brava! What fun Marian!
Some of that stuff was pretty cool
but what did we ever see in lava lamps and those uncomfortable bean bag chairs? Of course Paul is not only still around but was still looking pretty good when he refused my kiss in that New York coffee shop!
Thanks, Dana. I understand that lamps are retro-cool right now but don’t know about bean bag chairs. Paul is cool at whatever age!
Oh wow, Marian! You really captured that period in delightfully trippy word play. All I can add is: groovy!
Thanks, John. It was a far out time indeed.
Marian, I love this RetroFlash! I agree with Barb, the title, the image, and the poem are all perfection! I thought your rhyme scheme was interesting too, 12 lines in groups of 3, where the 1st and 3rd rhyme and the middle one doesn’t. Don’t know if there is a name for that or not. Thanks for a reminder of my favorite era!
Glad you enjoyed it, Suzy. Two more lines and I’d have a sonnet with some modifications. Now I have to look up the rhyme scheme to see if it is Shakespearean or Spenserian (I’ve been out of English lit for too long.) (:-)
Yeah, Marian! Covered the territory and even made it rhyme! And, in chorus with John S. — far out, righteous, and mellow.
Couldn’t we use a bit more mellow now, Charles? Glad you enjoyed it!
I was, and I guess still am so out of it that I will have to google to find out what the hell is Annie Green Springs! Hey I like the sophisticated a/b/a rhyme scheme.
Now that I’ve searched for it: is that what you easterners drank who were too sophisticated for Boone’s Farm Apple Wine?
I wasn’t that much of a drinker, Dale, but if I remember correctly, Annie Green Springs was targeted at young women. Once I moved to California in 1972, we drank a lot of Gallo and Mateus rose. The wine, and our taste, improved each year, thanks to Mr. Mondavi.
Lovin’ it! But wait — those were fads? You mean they went out of style when I wasn’t looking???
Might be time to check your decor and mode of dress, John. Glad this was a wakeup call for you (:-).