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Dancing To Cher

We sing our sixties folk songs 
And live in our Woodstock memories
Dancing to Cher’s Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves,
Hanging on to our excitement at surviving the seventies.

Peace is our sign, with love beads and Go Go boots
Thanks to Nancy Sinatra and “These Boots are Made for Walk’n”.
Don’t squawk, youngster, go your own way. Be you. 
Don’t just survive, thrive! Live your soul dream.

Take this guitar and travel the world. Take Route 66.
Here are the keys to my Chrysler. Sure she’s old, but she’s powerful.
Singing “Little Ole Lady from Pasadena” with Grandma is not enough.
You have to get out there and live. Your life is waiting!

Destiny is sending you a cookie cake. Gobble up those chocolate chips.
Like Auntie Mame said, “Life is a banquet, 
and most suckers are starving to death”.
Don’t let it be you. Go out and grab your gusto. 
Parade in your pizzazz.
Be your most delightful and delectable you! Live your ethereal truth, my friend!

Copyright © Caren Krutsinger | Year Posted 2021

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L Milton Hankins Date: 3/31/2021 6:51:00 PM Fantastic advice wrapped up in neat lines that flow to a "delightful and delectable you!" I enjoyed this, Caren. I think most of us are still trying to live our ethereal truth...or trying to discover it! Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 4/1/2021 8:41:00 PM Good, so do I, whatever I have left of it. Caren Krutsinger Date: 3/31/2021 7:18:00 PM I have to tell you, I do live to be me! My truth is difficult to hide.

Ann Peck Date: 3/31/2021 2:08:00 PM Wow, memories evoked--with Route 66 going right thru them! Grandma was right. Thanks for the memories. Login to Reply Caren Krutsinger Date: 3/31/2021 7:18:00 PM Thank you Ann. I know now you are a baby boomer too.

Robert Pettit Date: 3/30/2021 7:29:00 PM Now that you have mentioned Cher here, I wonder why you did not mention her two biggest hits "I Got You Babe" and "The Beat Goes On". She accompanied her late husband Sonny Bono on both records. Nevertheless, this is a great nostalgic poem. Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 4/1/2021 8:42:00 PM Caren, you need to look up my poem "Gypsies." I think most passed over it, but it's an true story from my childhood. I've always been fascinated with gypsies...wish I could be one! Caren Krutsinger Date: 3/31/2021 7:19:00 PM Because they are not my FAVORITE Cher song, this one is.