Tie Die My Heart

focus upon a happier time in one's life. Even in our dreams we can choose to imagine and newly create how we choose to be. Anytime is the time.

Tie dye my heart- a song of summer. Who else feels this way?

Where is my buzzing bee hive of Fuzzy yellow and black miracle workers? 

Straw and Daisy chains fill my imaginary barn. Waiting dark soil longs to share its power in my dreams.

 

Oh come on, come by, and come here. All this beautiful summer color, warmth and growth bring hope and it has to be shared!

In midst of this world’s roiling chaos nature simply is. It only sings in harmony. It is inclusion. My core is not dismantled nor rejected. 

Lemon yellow finch and its companion visit my little tin pan of water drinking quickly. Birds raise a pleasing chorus. 

Sunlight sends streamers through the air while blue late afternoon sky crescendos. Monarch butterfly beautifully lifts and lilts. 

It’s ok to feel this way. Standing on tiptoe we must not miss the glory.

There you go. I see your smile. Gosh but a grin looks great on you!  

 Hear the joy echoing, circling about, and then rising in the swaying fir trees? Let me find shelter in your sweet gaze. 

Thankfulness rings through this blue sky day while the past drifts into my mind.

The youth of our lives passed so quickly. I remember gentle people with flowers in their hair. Are gentle people still welcome here? Do you remember the songs?

I remember the sixties pouring into the seventies, the hippy movement and the Jesus movement occurring side by side.

 My heart wants to wear colors of hope flashing. Why not be straight on and still a happy hippy Jesus person?

Can it be? Is it even possible? I try to deny it but San Francisco is still my song after all these years. 

The place does nothing for me one way or another but San Francisco was a state of mind at least in the song. Nothing stays the same.

Oh twirling soul and dancing feet. Oh how I love the beat. Tambourines ring while the bells sing.  

Free to be for those in daisy crowns.  Summer felt like a day ongoing, a special occasion.

Looking back to a younger time now we get to choose to rejoice in this life and are we still dancing?

Author's Note

We have a place within our soul where we find inclusion....if we choose to.

Reviews

[Richard Knox]

Thank you for this beautiful poem, Kathy. I am a child of the sixties, too, and often wonder what happened to the commitment to love and equality, inclusion and empowerment, freedom and peace that we all, as hippies (though we never called ourselves that), Jesus people, feminists, war protesters, and civil rights marchers believed in so honestly and passionately? Your writing speaks so eloquently of that. And as we approach another summer, the bees and birds and plants and blossoms, like your poem, give me renewed hope and energy.

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Richard Knox,
I think you have a lot of strength as you are capable of seeing it in what someone else tries to share here. thank you for the wonderful way of seeing things which you have given in review. The current political climate is confusing to me. I am use to thinking and speaking from a perspective of personal responsibility not a group blame game with no pondering, thinking, honest communication with a listening ear. We all have differing views I know. One person at a time being accountable to themselves making their own lives better and then giving to others. Hard to give what a person may not have.
Love your review and positive shining feedback.
Bless you much.
Kathy

[Richard Knox]

Thank you.

[Sami Khalil]

Describing San Fransisco as a state of mind is very intriguing to me. I love your writes for they are full of gentle and inclusive messages. Your heart for humanity shines through and through .

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Sami Khalil,
I can see your point. If youv'e ever listened to the song 'San Francisco' it is mentioned in the lyrics. Anyhow just needed a happy and free feeling bit of thought so wrote about it. Thanks for stopping by.
Bless you.
Kathy

[Sami Khalil]

Wow! You are welcome Kathy...
Happy Thanksgiving.

[Kay Salisu Titilola]

That's the most peaceful and beautiful place to be if we don't get it corrupted with our worries.. There, we can explore as much as we can, fly on eagles wing, and enjoy those beautiful moment uninterrupted. It's a safe place to run to if the world become too dramatic. I would rather live forever in that world than this world I found myself.

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Kay Salisu Titiola,
I humanity finds desires they cannot satisfy it is because they were meant to be in another place. Heaven. This world can never fully satisfy but simply gives clues to the greatness and love of a great, Holy and Loving God. Sin, evil and all that entails will never go away. We can be washed Jesus Blood and brought into relationship with Him.
Kathy

[Kay Salisu Titilola]

The world is currently full of all kinds of disgusting things. It truly needs God Intervention.

[barleygirl]

This is where I live all the time. I've completely unplugged (no TV, no phone) & I don't miss the clamor of disgruntled everything. Yes, we can choose. Too bad so few realize this or have the courage to follow thru. I love how your writing is uninhibited & carefree-sounding, just like the mood you impart (((HUGS)))

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Margie,
I can appreciate the desire to 'unplug.' Finding solitude, quiet and just choosing to protect oneself from the insanity around. We need more peace right? I like the phrase used above; 'uninhibited and carefree.' That is the result of someone chooseing to see the world through eyes which are looking for the good. Thanks for giving a little of your positive attitude. I sure do like it!
Blessings to you barleygirl.
Kathy

[Einstein Noodle]

well ... i call it creaking but in my mind its dancing darlin' .. love your prose/poem a lot .. and yes i remember those hippie/Jesus freak days ... San Francisco was a glorious explosion of color and peaceniks ..now its a wasteland ... one of my favorite cities back then but i wouldn't go near it today. hippies grew up, got jobs, made families ... even Abbey Hoffman put on a suit and tie. Inclusion is a funny word isn't it ... batted around a lot these days .. i believe you are so right about finding it within one's self first of all ... understanding our own dichotomy allows for differences of opinon without hate and anger ... we can use a big dose of it in the world today ... your write has really got me thoughts working ... unbelievably the Hog Farm still operates in several locations and Wavy Gravy still performs his art ... utopia however remains the myth it has always been .. love your write .. love the invitations to join you .. love the theme and mental/spiritual thread underlaying it ... a fine breakfast for me this morning young lady! thanks for sharing
E.

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Hello Einstein,
Well your sharing is pretty interesting. To remember first hand by experience is super intriging to me. I have visited San Francisco not having lived there or surly not back 'in the day.' Wavy Gravy, Hog farm and Abby Hoffman are things-people for me to look up. You have made it all more real. Thanks so much and for the encouragement from your review.
As always,
Kathy

[Einstein Noodle]

"Peace Sister" :)))))))))))))))))))))

[Ted Kniffen]

Wow!!! Kathy you have encapsulated that entire episode in which so many of us partook. That whole time period seemed magical in the simple joy that seemed to overpower the negativity.
Where has it gone? For that matter, where have we gone?
We are overpowered with the negative narrative being spouted by so many leaders ... we have gone from "ask not what your country can do for you" to demanding the country bow to our demented demands.
Your writing here produces a bright spot in an otherwise drab outlook. We have been overcome with
self-indulgence to the detriment of what we thought we were accomplishing at that time.
So ... dig out the tie-dyes and sandals ... by all means gather daisies for our hair (what there is left) and sing San Francisco ... Scarborough Fair and that Simple Song of Freedom as loudly as we can.

Wonderfully done.

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Ted Kniffen,
Hi there. Well summer is half through. Anyway I appreciate so much your above words. To be able to see the crazy happenings and still stay above the choppy waters successfully. Your point regarding 'Self indulgence' is well placed for it never does much good for the health of country, you got that right. As always I love hearing from you and wonderful intelligent responses that give a person something to ponder.
Bless you.
Kathy

[S.zaynab.kamoonpury]

Woww i was delighted by the imagery and scenery you could capture in words of bees, flowers, butterflies, and all. The muse in arresting and recalling the joys of life and nature are portrayed swell. Kudos!!

Plz do read and comment my newest poem too.

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Zaynab,
Glad you liked it. A little beauty to focus our appreciation of life in this world.
Bless you.
Kathy

[Coyote Poetry]

Dear Kathy. I want to go with you.
"Oh twirling soul and dancing feet. Oh how I love the beat. Tambourines ring while the bells sing.
Free to be for those in daisy crowns. Summer felt like a day ongoing, a special occasion.
Looking back to a younger time now we get to choose to rejoice in this life and are we still dancing?"
I loved the above lines. We need the sea, free days and kind people near. Thank you for sharing the amazing poetry and your thoughts.
Coyote

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Coyote,
so nice to see we could enjoy and appreciate the beauty of the present and remember the past too. You are someone who can find so much in the words of another. I love that.
Your words above; 'we need the sea, free days and kind people near.' So true and lovely to remember I think. Bless you so much!
Kathy

[Chris]

I needed this one today Kath...thanks hon

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Chris,
You have brightened my day as I've not written much for a while or been on here. So it's just time to find some motivation again. Thanks for expressing a little niceness. Bless you as always for reading my corny little bit of prose.
Kathy

[Chris]

nothing about you or of yours is "corny" Kath.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I think a grin looks good on anyone...
And I am with McEltic on the youtube videos...especially the groups he mentioned.
"If you're going to San Francisco, be sure to wear flowers in your hair!"

we could all use some of those flowers these days...
beautiful write, Kathy.
j.

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Jacob,
I am needing to be reminded of sunny and happy. Some of sixties-seventies tunes do that well. Hope summer is lovely for you.
Thanks for the kind response.
Kathy