Documentary. This man actually exists although I never met him myself. The second 'last hippie', a Swede, knows him well though and told me the story.
He carries on indefatigably
now since thirty years,
that hearty old Italian,
who keeps going on his scooter
all round India, down to Goa wintertime,
in summer up to Ladakh
and in season to Manali
and the hills and their hill stations,
keeping up the old ideals
of freedom, independence,
non-compliance with corruption,
the society of self-deceit called "progress",
sticking to his 'Chaupathi Express',
his ancient scooter,
keeping him above all human worldly problems
in his timeless legendary hippie style,
refusing simply ever to give up
his faith in better sides of life
and in humanity.
*'Chaupathi' is the famous Indian thin bread.
Poetry by Christian Lanciai
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Written on 2007-08-28 at 13:35
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The last hippie
He carries on indefatigably
now since thirty years,
that hearty old Italian,
who keeps going on his scooter
all round India, down to Goa wintertime,
in summer up to Ladakh
and in season to Manali
and the hills and their hill stations,
keeping up the old ideals
of freedom, independence,
non-compliance with corruption,
the society of self-deceit called "progress",
sticking to his 'Chaupathi Express',
his ancient scooter,
keeping him above all human worldly problems
in his timeless legendary hippie style,
refusing simply ever to give up
his faith in better sides of life
and in humanity.
*'Chaupathi' is the famous Indian thin bread.
Poetry by Christian Lanciai
Read 507 times
Written on 2007-08-28 at 13:35
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