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Magnus
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0 posted 2004-02-22 11:19 AM


It was,
creaking swings, 5-cent lemonade, red wagons
crossing cracks, sticks, stones, mother’s backs.

It was musty smells beneath a house, watching
for a rat...a mouse.   Pennies lying near the
street,   Ice cream frozen...such a treat.

It was trains that moved through the night,
shining distantly, a guiding light.  Hearing
the hum of mighty diesels, bats in a belfry,
bells in white steeples.

Pancakes in November, ohh so tasty, made
with care and never hasty.  Bacon so crisp and
oh so lean, a small tongue licks a huge plate clean.

Washboards and soap made of lye, such a
strange smell, squinting an eye.

Pockets with pennies to buy some pop, oh
goodness and golly, can we stop?

A dime was a treasure, more than a buck.
Wheat pennies shining, giving us luck.

TV was black and channels were few,  
what did a kid think of to do?

A sandbox that shared a cat’s surprise
where boys yelled their loud battle cries.

Dresses were all that a girl could wear,
Jeans were a no-no, they didn’t dare.

Dinner was served sharply at Six
as the spuds were buttered and mixed.

Those were the days, when home was a home,
when buffalo walked, when cowboys still roamed.
Things were much simpler, there weren’t any drugs...
And when bedtime came, there were many hugs...

Goodnight Robert, Billy and Sue, See ya tomorrow,
we’re havin’ beef stew!!!


© Copyright 2004 Barry J. Tackett - All Rights Reserved
Kahlil
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1 posted 2004-02-22 12:09 PM


Wow, thanks for the memories, Magnus!  It was just like that, and I was there.  ~K~
Martie
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2 posted 2004-02-22 01:25 PM


Barry

I remember those good things about growing up...sometimes they even cover over the bad things and make me smile...like now!  Thanks for that!  

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3 posted 2004-02-22 01:28 PM


Barry - a very well penned trip down memory lane - loved it - Paul
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4 posted 2004-02-22 01:30 PM


things indeed were so much simpler then
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5 posted 2004-02-22 01:41 PM


Boy, you took me back a few years Barry.
Such memories you brought back...
Fantastic write m'friend.
Hugs~

  ~ Whatever our souls are made of,
      his and mine are the same. ~      
            

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6 posted 2004-02-22 02:34 PM


Sometimes I wish I was growing up in those days. Heaven knows how many times I've pointed a 12 gauge at the front door...
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7 posted 2004-02-22 02:40 PM


Magnus
Great poem, I remember many of these things..most of which have disappeared from our culture...Fast life and corporate pornographers have put and end to these things as ideals....
enjoyed this very much
______ice
  ><>

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8 posted 2004-02-22 05:14 PM


Sounds like "Willoughby", Barry...  when there was probably more time to focus on the better aspects of life rather than be preoccupied with the worse ones...  Thanks for the episode.

-MVS

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9 posted 2004-02-22 05:51 PM


what better way to rememember those fond bygone days...they simply were...simple...loved the write...it flowed like a familiar old song on a red and silver transistor radio (no headphone required...batteries not included)
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10 posted 2004-02-22 06:19 PM




It's funny how the new generation might
look back at our nostalgia, and, maybe
even feel sorry for us

So little do they know... lol

I thought it was a heck of time
to grow up!

And if I had to do it all over again,
I think I'd go right back there

There was still so much, that I missed


You did great here Barry

You did all us 45's proud, you did!





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11 posted 2004-02-22 06:30 PM


Yes, I remember those days well. I also remember hitch-hiking south to Florida from Canada and getting a job on a shrimp boat. Kids couldn't do things like that now. Especially since 911. Besides, it's unlikely you could coax them away from Video games and wide-screen TVs... yada, yada, yada! Grover.
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12 posted 2004-02-23 01:03 AM


Very nice...when I was young I remember spending hours at the beach and adventures in the woods...lots of good memories...James
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13 posted 2004-02-23 04:07 AM


so weird how things are different now...
Its rare to find families that aren't broken and divorced now. And parents aren't teaching us kids and teens what to do and how to act... then they can't see what the problem is.
Agh people drive me crazy lol
A good trip to a time and place I never knew... but have enjoyed visiting

Always, Alyssa

He was a man of sorrows
...I am a girl of tears.

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14 posted 2004-02-23 04:55 AM


Barry, I do remember those days well.
It's sad that things have changed so
much with families nowadays.

I love the way you wrote this one, Barry.
Hugs  
Ethel

Susan Caldwell
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15 posted 2004-02-23 09:08 AM


"Those were the days, when home was a home,
when buffalo walked, when cowboys still roamed.
Things were much simpler, there weren’t any drugs...
And when bedtime came, there were many hugs..."

Sounds wonderful...


"sit on top of the world and tell me how you feel...'cause what you feel is what I feel for you.."
~Dido~

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16 posted 2004-02-23 09:27 AM


My goodness Barry! ~ I had to read this three times so I could triple my pleasure! Your nostalgic pieces are beyond compare! ~ as well as your gothic poems, poems of love and passion, and the ones on the days of yore! You know I'm a fanatical fan of yores, I mean "yours"!

Appreciative hugs and a great big smile!
Linda

[This message has been edited by Earth Angel (02-23-2004 12:43 PM).]

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17 posted 2004-02-23 09:33 AM


enjoyed
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18 posted 2004-02-23 10:48 AM


What a wonderful remembrance of a childhood to remember. *S*
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