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Back To the Future

Let’s bring back the GOOD OLD DAYS Grab that washboard and some lye soap Hang those wet clothes on a limp rope Chop some wood, build a fire The kids new swing a worn out tire Park that car up on the front “lawn” ‘cause all the gasoline is gone Wash your dishes in a bucket When ya poop don’t dare to flush it Separate and please recycle returning home on your BI-CYCLE after dark, laundry’s still damp where’s my NEW kerosene lamp I’m setting traps for squirrel and rabbit Meat eating’s such a FILTHY HABIT I read a book, I’m such a scamp Under an incandescent lamp Gotta go, it’s almost sun-up Gotta go and guard my turnips But first I’ll eat my Covid Era Pop Tarts And get arrested for my Methane Gas Farts

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Date: 8/3/2023 7:44:00 AM
Funny one, John! The past and the present intertwined…turnips and pop farts (I mean tarts) ;)
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Date: 8/3/2023 7:12:00 AM
I'm seeing a twinge of Jan's poopy poetry sprinkled here and there, John. Not all of the things we had to do in the old days were good ones, but your couplets certainly are.
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Date: 8/3/2023 6:29:00 AM
Haven't you been furious about people who go on about the good old days previously John?
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John Lawless
Date: 8/3/2023 1:28:00 PM
this is meant more as a response to the "Green" agenda and its political zealots who would BAN ANY AND EVERYTHING because a 12 year old sad "How Dare You!!"

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