Black and White

Cronkite did the talking.
Nixon started walking.
Through the rabbit's ears 
we saw it all.
Windows down by cranking.
Kids still got a spanking.
Food stamps were on paper
not on cards.
Pryor told the jokes.
Everybody smoked.
Man things were different
way back then.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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September 16, 2016 at 6:17 AM
Aah, a splash from the past ...
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