The sixty’s Vietnam war and The Beatles
Hippies, flower children, and free love
Start of openly taking drugs and disco.
Assassination of President John F. Kennedy
Graduation from high school, first job salesgirl
Mini skirt and wearing of slacks everywhere
Payton place, scandalize show on Television
Dr. Kildare and Ben Casey every girl’s loves
Our first colored television set at home
Afternoon watching American Bandstand
Elvis, The Beach Boys, and Frankie Avalon
Sound of Music was our favorite movie
The draft was every young man’s fear
Draft dodgers going to Canada to live
Space race we were all glued to television
Life was good, but I’m glad I’m here now
I met the man in my life and married him
We had twenty-five years most of them good
The sixty’s were different from any previous
But I wouldn’t want to go back and repeat it.
Author notes
Fun to remember.
A contest entry
- Memory Lane Again by Judith Chandler.
525 points, ended December 27, 2007, 7 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
Comments
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Love it!
You took me right back to the sixties with this one! Very nicely done. There was something truly unique about the sixties, but as you say in the last line "I wouldn't want to go back and repeat it" I agree.
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congrats on the bronze!
well done!
thank you for sharing this pretty poetry with me!
Blessings! Tammy
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I'm a bit concerned about a child of the '60s who can't spell "Beatles" and there are several other obvious mistakes. Some proofreading before submitting would have been helpful. Having said that, I will also say that I like the details of the time, e.g. TV shows and the mention of the draft.
Thank you for the entry.
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oh how once i longed to live in the 60's now i am not so sure this is a good write though
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