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Two Tone

I was young, once, and knew no bounds and oft went running with the hounds chasing heirs, blossoms if not there plucked, without worry or a care. Met in rhythm of a 2 tone ska bewitched by sax and bass guitar; escaping from my ghost town spell Mantovani could go to hell! Rocksteady, reggae, punk, new-wave freedom, freedom, never be a slave! Checkerboard shirts with Tonic suits skinny blue jeans and eight-hole boots. Mom don’t like multicolored mates so that’s her problem, them’s her hates Thatcher’s on her wall, she expounds; so I went running with the hounds.

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Date: 7/27/2025 7:54:00 PM
This poem’s got such a cool, rebellious vibe—love how it captures youth, music, and that feeling of breaking free from rules and expectations. The references to ska culture and personal defiance really bring it to life!
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Terry Miller
Date: 7/28/2025 8:34:00 AM
Thank you Rowena I appreciate your kind comments we were all rebels once, some still are ;-)
Date: 7/17/2025 7:00:00 PM
Finding your musical freedom and rocking with the rhythm, Vry nicely penned
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Terry Miller
Date: 7/28/2025 8:31:00 AM
Thank you for reading and your kind comments

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