Get Back

If you have movies taken back
When you were just a child,
You’ll know that seeing everyone
So young is really wild.

The clothes, the styles, the mannerisms
Take you to that time
When some on screen most likely had
Been living in their prime.

“Get Back” by Peter Jackson
Gives us all a chance to see
The Beatles at their finest
And most viewers would agree

That it captures, like in amber,
Glimpses perfectly preserved
Of four artists hard at work,
A process very few observed.

For the fans, it’s like rare treasure
We’ve been told that we can share,
When we didn’t even realize
All the riches waiting there.

As I watch, I’m not a nana
Or a teacher or a wife
But a teenaged girl just starting
On the path that’s been my life.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Rigoler Avatar
December 17, 2021 at 10:42 AM
The Beatles never did a thing for me when they first appeared. Only years later did I begin to appreciate their music and relevant lyrics. My favorite song was "Yesterday." I considered as good as any lieder Schubert ever wrote and that's saying a lot! When they gpt too big for their own good and took to drugs did I lose interest. / Maurice
Leffanta Avatar
December 16, 2021 at 10:16 AM
If only they had remained more popular than Jesus . . . .
Bauer Avatar
December 16, 2021 at 10:42 AM
Ha! I always love your comments, Rico!
Wolf Avatar
December 15, 2021 at 6:49 PM
One question: Are you screaming at them like my sisters did?! lol. ~ Ed Sullivan
Bauer Avatar
December 16, 2021 at 10:53 AM
I was a true Beatlemaniac, Gershon - screaming and all!
Bauer Avatar
December 16, 2021 at 10:43 AM
I was a true Beatlemaniac, Gershon - screaming and all!
Hankins Avatar
December 15, 2021 at 2:35 PM
This is such a fine, nostalgic poem, Ilene. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. I love to look at those kinds of movies.
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