we found woke

4 high schoolers a 64 dodge pick'em up

we found woke

calendar marked

with an overly large

red circle reminder

16 feburary 1968

balcony 

row 1 center stage

a night to remember

4 life long friends

large treasure secured

 64 dodge pickem up

the voyage of our lives

tickets

tickets 

we had tickets

the night to remember

a grand venue

packed to the rafters

sold out   sold out   sold out

we have tickets

we were 

ticket kings of the world

smoke filled the air 

with the pungent aroma of 

mexican grass

alcapulco gold indeed

we had weed

we had tickets

the most important days

no 

most important

year

winter

with jimi

i came alive

woke

come another year

fighting for my life

in the nam

i learned to live

my brothers

not so much

their names stand

along side 

all the others

a grand gray wall

an accounting

of days past

i see their names

i am reminded

feburary 16

the day we woke

the tears run cold

in loss

the tears warm

with memories

the day we 

woke

long live rock ' n roll

peace and love

we found woke

Reviews

[Relic]

Man I envy you. I remember the year, but I was only 6 years old, too young to be going to concerts. My mother saw him at woodstock. I wish I could have seen him. I'm sorry about Nam. You/no one, should have been sent there.

[keith]

i agree
time was young men had no choice in the matter
(well rich brats like donnie & friends had no worries)
the poor and most young men of color were drafted

all in all we paid the price we earned our place

thanks for coming 'round

psssssssttttttt ... i saw rhe dead many times more than fingers and toes have i

LONG LIVE ROCK ;n ROLL !!!

peace

[Arundass TP]

Really enjoyed your poem. 1968. I am just born. I was thinking about the world and customs that year. Great one

[keith]

'our' lives have witnessed much
i have no 'regerts"
jimi noel and mitch
i remember them so well

thanks for stopping in for a read and appreciate your comment
peace out