(scroll down for YouTube video)
As we Baby Boomers begin our final journey
To who knows where
I wrestle with thoughts
Of how sure we were
That the sun would shine in
And all would be love, peace, music and poetry
Youth was a time
When even the place names
Far away
Magically wooed us
Manchester was one
Appearing in a song from “Hair”
Making no sense to me
Then or now
But a city I’d want to someday visit
Perhaps I’m so poor at Geography
Because some places exist
In realms uncharted
An alternate Geography
Living and breathing
In the mind
Now, Manchester has a new meaning
Sunshine, stardust, all the magic of youth
Blown apart…
© 2017 Clarissa Simmens (ViataMaja)
IMAGE: Manchester Evening News
YouTube video (song begins at 2:49 https://youtu.be/fhNrqc6yvTU
Lyrics for Let the Sun Shine In http://www.songlyrics.com/hair/let-the-sunshine-in-lyrics/