Who wrote,

""We talked of hippies and flowers and rainbows and dope,
Of politics and art and the structure of hope.

Strange nights and days of colours in the air,
Waiting hopelessly for roses by the stair.

As the world showed its affection for those who were faking it,
We got kicked out of school for spreading love and kicked out of home
for making it.

This isnt the start of a new era, there isnt even a new plan,
I just hope this one's a little better than the last one.""

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Request for Question Clarification by pafalafa-ga on 28 Apr 2006 09:12 PDT

reachkk-ga,

Please tell as much as you can about this quote.  Where did you come
across it?  When?  What makes it significant?

The more we know, the better we can target our research.

Thanks,

pafalafa-ga

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Clarification of Question by reachkk-ga on 02 May 2006 19:56 PDT

Paf,

There is a chance that it could be by Timothy Leary.... If it is, then
it would be great if I can get the details...

The only thing I can offer is that the phrases "colours in the air"
and "roses by the stair" suggests that the author is not US American.
The spelling "colours" (as opposed to "colors") and the singular form
of the word "stair" to refer to "stairs" are not commonly used in US
English. I suspect that the author is mostly likley British or
Canadian.

tutuzdad-ga

hmm... that is an improvement! :) It could be a possibility.

If you haven't already, please see my Request for Clarification (above).

Thanks,

paf

Sorry Paf, I did not get on the wire over the weekend.

Unfortunately, I dont have much info to give you. This friend of mine
got this as a Forward and unfortunately there was no other info along
with it.

So we are trying to find out more about this song/poem.. It has a
distinct, 70s feel to it. Jerry Garcia / Greatful dead-ish I must say.
Any usergroup around that genre could be a place to mine...

Paf,

There is a chance that it could be by Timothy Leary. That could be the
research start point...