FOCUS FRIDAY: PINK LACE

The flowers of

SUMMER.

Crisp.

Colorful.

Innocent.

Flamboyant.

Blooms

that evoke a

SMILE.

Fleeting

LOVELINESS.

Where have all the flowers gone?

The End of

SUMMER.

Where have all the flowers gone,

Long time passing,

Where have all the flowers gone,

Long time ago,

Where have all the flowers gone,

Picked by young girls every one,

When will they ever learn?

When will they ever learn?

Where have all the young girls gone,

Long time passing,

Where have all the young girls gone,

Long time ago,

Where have all the young girls gone,

Gone to young men every one,

When will they ever learn?

When will they ever learn?

Where have all the young men gone,

Long time passing,

Where have all the young men gone,

Long time ago,

Where have all the young men gone,

Gone to soldiers every one,

When will they ever learn?

When will they ever learn?

Where have all the soldiers gone,

Long time passing,

Where have all the soldiers gone,

Long time ago,

Where have all the soldiers gone,

They've gone to graveyards every one,

When will they ever learn?

When will they ever learn?

Where have all the graveyards gone,

Long time passing,

Where have all the graveyards gone,

Long time ago,

Where have all the graveyards gone,

Gone to flowers every one.

When will we ever learn?

When will we ever learn?

Pete Seeger/Joe Hickerson

During the McCarthy Era, 1955, Pete Seeger wrote the first three verses 

of this beautiful and mournful song. 

Then in 1960, Joe Hickerson added the final two verses. 

In 2010, the New Statesman listed this song as one of the "Top 20 Political Songs." 

As a young guitarist, during the day of folk songs and the hootenanny, 

I personally played and sang Where Have All the Flowers Gone? many, many times.

To hear a wonderful rendition, with meaningful accompanying photos, 

check out this link of Pete Seeger performing it.

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Flowery

Smiles.