by Cat Givens
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November 16, 2005

My Kind of Freedom (a hippie festival haiku)

July 04, 2006 12:04 PM EDT (Updated: July 06, 2006 04:41 PM EDT)
views: 61 | rating: 10/10 (11 votes) | comments: 21
MY KIND OF FREEDOM
by Cat Givens
photography by Pops Dickerson

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Children laugh and twirl
Musicians smile while playing
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Engine above trees
Skydivers target the beach
Grateful hippies cheer












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Jugglers and clowns
Vendors selling food and wares
View of "shake down street"






fileId:3096224743868647;size:inter;Camp amongst the trees
Roads of dirt, dance floor of sand
Back to the garden

Smiling people pass
Seven thousand hippie folk
Peace and Love are real


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Food for the hungry
Shelter shared with everyone
This is how we thrive




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Tie-dyed lights explode
Cool water now a mirror
Fireworks and lightening

Kindness and music
Laughter reaches waxing moon
Earth's children rejoicefileId:3096224743868646;size:inter;









Dreads among the drums
Campfire singers harmonize
Musical language

Birds announce the dawn
Organic coffee sipping
We live our ideals

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Blessings from old souls
Holy energy

Everybody shares
High minded conversation
My kind of freedom

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=^,,^= Note
d m inspired me to write this with his amazing Haiku Tuesday offering
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Comments: 21

Marinela Kotsina Jul 4, 2006, 12:06pm EDT
Lovely, beautiful ! thank you !
Kathryn E. Jul 4, 2006, 12:09pm EDT
I love the Hippieism and freedom of you and your friends, Cat. Live on ! Share on ! AMAZING photos.
Aileen F. Jul 4, 2006, 12:36pm EDT
How fun!
Jude Cowell Jul 4, 2006, 1:29pm EDT
How groovily awesome, Cat! This is one of my favorites seen yet on Gather!!! I esp love the children's faces and the night time fireworks pic. And your words tie it all together perfectly!
George Corneliussen Jul 4, 2006, 3:20pm EDT
I really like the sepia-toned firworks shot.
Clare Stella Jul 4, 2006, 3:27pm EDT
really nice poems and photos.
Digital Dogs Jul 4, 2006, 5:07pm EDT
yeah, George is right, that fireworks shot is beautiful!

Great pix Cat! Thank you for sharing!
Carl, Prince of Prose, Villain of Verse Jul 4, 2006, 5:19pm EDT
Your line "We live our ideals" sums it up for me.

Well done, Cat!
Ludie Gee Jul 5, 2006, 11:59am EDT
Superb - !!
Mariana T. Jul 6, 2006, 10:53am EDT
Every baby smiles
Blessings from old souls
Holy energy

Cat, this is really really good. Please tell Pop that I love each and every one of these pictures and I do love how you've graciously given them another life with your wonderful words. Thank you Cat. I appreciate reading this on Thursday! I'm glad you had wonderful 4th! Salud,
Tony Close Jul 6, 2006, 9:07pm EDT
My kind of haiku! Great combination of words and images.

"Love and Peace are real".
Edward Nudelman Jul 7, 2006, 9:15am EDT
Oh man, a plethora of awesome haikus amid a plethora of awesome pictures. Great posting.
Nathan Schauer Jul 8, 2006, 7:58pm EDT
I don't know if the feelings of those times can ever be regained. You have given us a mes snap shot to remember the good times with. Thanks

Hope you read my short story Bonus on the amazon shorts contest.
Cat Givens Jul 8, 2006, 8:38pm EDT
Whee, you guys!
The Haiku is about the Gratefulfest 7 where I spent the 4th of July and then some. It's all true.
These are all festival pics! Pops took them at Nelson's Ledges just last year. See we still live this way. This is how we party and share.
If you're not familiar with this, I suggest you try it out.
You may be VERY happy if you do!
Carol Voigts Jul 8, 2006, 8:43pm EDT
Recalled wonderful memories of times past for me!
Cat Givens Jul 8, 2006, 8:49pm EDT
Glad to bring back memories, but let's make more!!!!!
It's not dead!!!!!
Edward Nudelman Jul 10, 2006, 9:30am EDT
Great photos... loads of fun!
d g. Jul 13, 2006, 12:53pm EDT
How the heck did this slip past me? Actually I did read this \ and was busy with my own festivities. But the pictures did not come through at my S L O W home connection. This is WONDERFUL!!!

My favorite pic is the hippy butterfly chick. Wonderful words and pictures! Thanks for sharing!
Maura Alia Badji Jul 16, 2006, 10:22am EDT
reminds me of part of my childhood......love the butterfly woman!
Cat Givens Jul 16, 2006, 10:36am EDT
Thanks for the comments.
Maura, if you want to re live your childhood, come on to one of these fests.
Madame Butterfly is quite popular.
Diana Raabe Jul 20, 2006, 10:08am EDT
Looks like a great time was had by all; what a beautiful day.

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