Login
|
Join PoetrySoup
Home
Submit Poems
Login
Sign Up
Member Home
My Poems
My Quotes
My Profile & Settings
My Inboxes
My Outboxes
Soup Mail
Contest Results/Status
Contests
Poems
Poets
Famous Poems
Famous Poets
Dictionary
Types of Poems
Videos
Resources
Syllable Counter
Articles
Forum
Blogs
Poem of the Day
New Poems
Anthology
Grammar Check
Greeting Card Maker
Classifieds
Quotes
Short Stories
Member Area
Member Home
My Profile and Settings
My Poems
My Quotes
My Short Stories
My Articles
My Comments Inboxes
My Comments Outboxes
Soup Mail
Poetry Contests
Contest Results/Status
Followers
Poems of Poets I Follow
Friend Builder
Soup Social
Poetry Forum
New/Upcoming Features
The Wall
Soup Facebook Page
Who is Online
Link to Us
Member Poems
Poems - Top 100 New
Poems - Top 100 All-Time
Poems - Best
Poems - by Topic
Poems - New (All)
Poems - New (PM)
Poems - New by Poet
Poems - Random
Poems - Read
Poems - Unread
Member Poets
Poets - Best New
Poets - New
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems
Poets - Top 100 Most Poems Recent
Poets - Top 100 Community
Poets - Top 100 Contest
Famous Poems
Famous Poems - African American
Famous Poems - Best
Famous Poems - Classical
Famous Poems - English
Famous Poems - Haiku
Famous Poems - Love
Famous Poems - Short
Famous Poems - Top 100
Famous Poets
Famous Poets - Living
Famous Poets - Most Popular
Famous Poets - Top 100
Famous Poets - Best
Famous Poets - Women
Famous Poets - African American
Famous Poets - Beat
Famous Poets - Cinquain
Famous Poets - Classical
Famous Poets - English
Famous Poets - Haiku
Famous Poets - Hindi
Famous Poets - Jewish
Famous Poets - Love
Famous Poets - Metaphysical
Famous Poets - Modern
Famous Poets - Punjabi
Famous Poets - Romantic
Famous Poets - Spanish
Famous Poets - Suicidal
Famous Poets - Urdu
Famous Poets - War
Poetry Resources
Anagrams
Bible
Book Store
Character Counter
Cliché Finder
Poetry Clichés
Common Words
Copyright Information
Grammar
Grammar Checker
Homonym
Homophones
How to Write a Poem
Lyrics
Love Poem Generator
New Poetic Forms
Plagiarism Checker
Poetics
Poetry Art
Publishing
Random Word Generator
Spell Checker
Store
What is Good Poetry?
Word Counter
Email Poem
Your IP Address: 216.73.216.110
Your Email Address:
Required
Email Address Not Valid.
To Email Address:
Email Address Not Valid.
Required
Subject
Required
Personal Note:
Poem Title:
Poem
Photo: RIVERVIEW AMUSEMENT PARK ~POSTED BY MY GUARDIAN ANGEL~ We were just kids in silken ribbons and braids, Playing cut-outs in Chicago's summers toasty shade. The clanging streetcars ran in front of our homes. Who cared, we were licking delicious ice cream cones! There was no such scare as " sugar is evil." Anymore than the chance, that we'd find an intrepid boll weevil. There was no TV till we were a tad older. But we went to movies every Saturday and laughed so hard that we cried on each others shoulders. We shopped at Woolworth's Dime Stores. Bought "Blue Waltz" cologne and little lockets, girls our age adored. The big treat was going to magical Riverview Amusement Park, The alchemy of the stars made it totally magic.....after dark. Swimming back in the oceans of my heart's time, I see how God blessed me to read books and learn how to rhyme. Mom and Dad bought me many books. I had a roll top desk, such a lovely, bright wooden look. We loved saddle shoes, boy were they cool. We'd sit and polish them,so lovely,we would drool. We sat on the stoops and watched men in uniform, go to war. Some sadly, with our tears, we saw their blue eyes no more. On your back porch we sat on the great family swing. Hearing songs and stories-the essence of my past,is so overpowering! 10/31/2020 Tribute to Joanie, my best friend since age seven! Thanks for decades of memories! Love, Panagiota
CAPTCHA Preview
Type the characters you see in the picture
Required