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TV Shows back in the SixtiesIn most of the movies back in the day.,.
women of the sixties wore glasses, so they could be smart
Women without glasses were thought to have empty non-thinking heads
In the sixties TV shows, all librarians wore...
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Categories:
nostalgia, women,
Form: Free verse
old gold cigarette girlShe comes across the screen dancing her boots off.
Kicking and carousing, showing us her sexy legs.
She is the Old Gold Cigarette Girl of course!
Men were men back in the sixties,
But women were “girls” – it...
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Categories:
nostalgia,
Form: Free verse
leading doctors smoke CamelsAll of the leading doctors recommend Camels.
Well, dang it, if Camels are good enough for the leading doctors
I had better smoke myself some Camels!
Were we this gullible back in the day?
Yes....
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Categories:
nostalgia,
Form: Free verse
Winston Tastes GoodWinston tastes good like a knock knock cigarette should.
See the USA in a Chevrolet, visit Dinah Shore along the way.
But be sure and be toting some Chesterfield Lights.
So we can be sexy and sultry on...
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Categories:
nostalgia,
Form: Rhyme
ding dong Avon callingDing dong!
Avon calling
it is 1953.
Women rush to host a fragrance party.
The Avon lady is lying in wait, ready to sell.
Ding dong!
You cannot come to toe door in your house dress.
Your lips will be blood red...
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Categories:
nostalgia,
Form: Light Verse
Pepe's Coffee Lounge
I was one of the cool set,
navy blue duffle coat, scarf around
my neck, seated at a table
in Pepe's Coffee Lounge
discussing Baudelaire
and T.S. Eliot and the demise
of the political elites.
The conscription ballot hung
over...
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Categories:
nostalgia, social, sunset, time,
Form: Free verse
Seasons in the SunI remember those days of yore
When I was innocent and free
All the good times had before
In our cabin by the sea
Being cautioned by my mother
With a starfish in my hands
Building castles with my...
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Categories:
nostalgia, seasons, sun,
Form: Rhyme
Where Have all the Comics Gone
~ To the tune of:
'Where Have All the Flowers Gone?' ~
Where have all the comics gone
...
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Categories:
dance, farewell, humor, nostalgia,
Form: Lyric
Queen of Madness Act2Even now, she could recall the intoxicating ecstasy that consumed her as the blade bit and tore. A perverse mix of terror and dominance, an unholy sacrament enacted to satisfy depravities that should have died...
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Categories:
nostalgia, dark, gothic, holocaust, memory,
Form: Prose
Belongingdo you think i belong here?
so close to you, so near
oh Penelope did you hear?
she wants me right there..
but I am lost in deep mess
in a pit, a fissure, an Abyss
oh canopy of tall...
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Categories:
nostalgia, 12th grade, best friend,
Form: Couplet
Categories:
nostalgia, change, home, how i
Form: Rhyme
He Has Only Just Begun
On swift wings, blessed by the light,
who pours out the melody,
scriptures come to life – in the song,
joyful noises, crafted by hope,
soothing away the dark, coloring the life
in gentle truth, praises poured out,
all through...
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Categories:
nostalgia, appreciation, bird, blessing, fate,
Form: Free verse
Rainbow Bridge, A Haiku Trilogy
Raibow Bridge, A Haiku Trilogy
We found you,dear cat.
‘Lovey’.dead you, beauty you.
Our soul tears ,splash, splash.
...
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Categories:
angel, loss, nostalgia,
Form: Haiku
Under the Apple TreeUnder the tree, I sit once again
A long decade it has been
Before, a girl, lost and alone
A woman into which she has grown
Memories flood me as I look back
Knowledge abundant, previously lack
So many changes,...
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Categories:
nostalgia, appreciation, change, farm, happiness,
Form: Rhyme
we never throw anything awayA piece of brown crap metal
What could I do with it?
I did not know, but I knew I would have to try
Since it was free, I lugged it home
Seashells with holes
Discarded by a button factory
Thousands...
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Categories:
nostalgia,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Nostalgia Poems
Definition | What is Nostalgia in Poetry?
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