Beads And Hippie Hair

How lucky can one man be

To have the love and friendship

Of so many sweet adorable people

Here on the Soup... male and female

It's like a love-in from the sixties

Minus the beads and hippie hair

(Well I'm supposing!)

Those were wild, free-spirited days

Making love, NOT war

I was newly married back then... 1957

Busy raising three young kiddies

And struggling to make ends meet

My rewards though were much greater

With 3 super kids, a gorgeous wife, and a new career

The closest I got to becoming a hippie

Was letting my hair grow long (shoulder length)

And sporting a beard

Which, believe it or not, I still have today

Those were difficult times back then

But oh so rewarding... ahhh memories!