There weren't enough of us to shake a stick at
but when the neighborhood was rounded up
we made a gallant band of superheroes
including the Lone Ranger and Batman.
We all could fit in Grandfather's jalopy
for houses where we lived were few and far
between; it wasn't practical for walking
though we were riding shotgun in our dreams.
Old Galahad had armor made of tinfoil
with two Bo Peeps on hand to tend our herd
and if you would have seen the loot we raked in,
like Grandmother, you would have said, "My Word!"
Author notes
Vintage photo courtesy of contest host ♥ Love it!
The first two stanzas are written with internal rhyme only; the last stanza employs endline rhyme.
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Wonderful, it's like deja vu seeing that old photo.. I have so many just like it.. My brother had a great outfit of armor made from tin foil, thanks for bringing back some nice childhood memories for me..
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There weren't enough of us to shake a stick at
I like that saying and haven't heard that in a long while.
Nice to see this here.
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Wow! I wanna know what kind of Superpowers the Masked Bo-Peeps have!
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I love it. I don't know if my sisters and brother would like to be called vintage but they are older than this photo of them, lol. You captured the moment and time. I really appreciate the wonderful write on my photo and my gramma would have said " my word" . Sure your not one of those masked kids, lol.
thank you so much for your entry.
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Love the photo as well, this lends me warm memories. The three quartrains are beautiful, and well timed. Most well done.
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What a darling photo-and memory of childhoos. It only took one call and everyone came runnning for adventure. You have recaptured this joy well, and I really like your internal rhyme!
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Very nice job here bringing such nostalgic life to this wonderful picture. I especially love the second stanza, but it all ties together very nicely! Blessings, Patty
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There's a sort of Bonnie and Clyde element about the photo, a true gang of desperadoes, I feel. Reminds me of a photo of self and brother in cowboy outfits - I'll maybe no' post that one if you don't mind. Ah, now I see the Bo-peeps (first time I've seen that pluralised, by the way.) Where would their sheep be, I wonder?
I love "riding shotgun in our dreams." Probably the best place to do it! And now I've spotted the tinfoil armoured Galahad! I doubt whether he'll be finding the holy grail about these parts. But anything's possible to the mind of a child.
Best of Luck with this one.
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