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THE DECADES

Submitted by turbo1904 on Thu, 2023-01-05 20:10

I am Farrah Fawcett poster on
The wall.
I am rotary phone when I made
A call.

I am, Boss, it’s the plane,
The plane.
I am Pablo Escobar and his
Cocaine.

I am Queen with Freddy Mercury
Live.
I am the Bee Gees talking that
Jive.

I am we have the technology to
Make him better.
I am Charles Manson as
Helter-Skelter.

I am vinyl, 8-tracks, cassettes
And CD's.
I am keep on trucking and
Hippies.

I am where is the beef? And
Don't squeeze the Charmin.
I am Cheech and Chong and
George Carlin.

I am SNL when it was
Funny.
I am Hugh Hefner and his
Playboy bunny.

I am MTV when they played
Music videos.
I am Baretta, Dirty Harry and
Al Pacino.

I am Soul-train, free love
And the twist.
I am pay phones, pagers and
Stick-shifts.

I am conjunction junction what's
Your function.
I am Patty Hearst and her
Abduction.

I am Star Wars, jaws and
Rocky.
I am Welcome Back Kotter and
Sweat-hog cocky.

I am gas station lines and
Roller skates.
I am Stonewall, Women's lib
And Watergate.

I am stretch-Armstrong, Lite-Brite
And pong.
I am Barry Manilow in I write the
Songs.

I am M.A.S.H. and a metal
Lunch-box.
I am clackers, tang and a
Pet-rock.

Turbo1904 ♥

Style / type:

Structured: Western

Last few words:

The decades

Editing stage:

Not actively editing

Contest:

January 2023 Challenge Push Me

Content level:

Not Explicit Content

Comments

Rosewood Apothecary

Fri, 2023-01-06 06:36

The pop culture references

I’m just a little too young for some of it but it’s a picture of my young childhood, except the cocaine but I suspect the adults around me. Nice job keeping the format intact throughout.

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Geezer

Fri, 2023-01-06 09:09

I absolutely...

remember every one of those references. But I don't think this one is germane to the title intention. I think that it would most likely be better if it is put in the Candlewitch challenge, which is not a proper challenge; but it does meet poem of the week criteria. I certainly would vote for it! ~ Geezer.
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Candlewitch

Fri, 2023-01-06 16:13

hello!

this write was incredible and very enjoyable!

*hugs, Cat

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turbo1904

Tue, 2023-01-10 13:51

REPLY

Hello Miss Cat. Thank you, I had a great time with this one. It flows rather well. i did some research down through the decades and I decided to do decades.

Best Wishes,
turbo1904

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Lavender

Fri, 2023-01-06 17:26

The Decades

Hi, Turbo,
You've done a great job with all of these memories from the 60s and 70s. I remember all of them. (Those "clackers" would probably be considered a weapon now.) Your rhyme is pretty impressive, too! A fun poem, I really enjoyed this.
L

turbo1904

Tue, 2023-01-10 13:54

Thank you for reading and

Thank you for reading and replying. I had a great time with this one. Thanks again

Best Wishes
turbo1904

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