L Milton Hankins Poet Couplet

I Remember Then

I remember when soda pop was a nickel
Same for a double strawberry popsicle,
Back then the best cars had long tailfins
We did silly things for “sh*ts and grins,”
Turned-up collars and slicked-back hair
We’d do almost anything on a dare,
Wearing white bucks, bell-bottom slacks
Playing marbles and eating cracker jacks,
Drive-In theaters and doing the jitterbug
The corner hangout where we cut a rug,
I remember flagging the Greyhound bus
A major form of transportation for us,
Clamp-on roller skates at the roller rink
With the Cold War, always on the brink,
Wild birthday parties playing Post Office
Where most of us got our first real kiss,
This was how it was way back then
When I was growing up and so, so thin! 

Written April 19, 2022

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Caren Krutsinger April 20, 2022 at 11:25 AM "Clamp-on roller skates at the roller rink" and remember how they would sometimes unclamp? Ugh! L Milton Hankins April 20, 2022 at 2:03 PM Oh, Lord, yes! We had a temporary rink that was set up just for the summertime and sometimes you'd hit a crack in the floor and whop! Deb and I used to go skating for a long time. It was our date night...and tremendous therapy. We did some ballroom dancing, too. We were such a crazy couple!!!

Kim Rodrigues April 19, 2022 at 7:05 PM Enjoyed your memories! L Milton Hankins April 19, 2022 at 7:38 PM Kim, thank you so much for reading my poem and leaving a comment. I really appreciated it.

Gershon Wolf April 19, 2022 at 5:59 PM Gosh! What a great tribute to great times, Milt... Spin the bottle! ~ gw L Milton Hankins April 19, 2022 at 7:39 PM Thanks so much for your read, gw. Did you ever play "Spin the Bottle?" Whoooopppppeeeeee!

Kenneth Cheney April 19, 2022 at 11:15 AM Great memories and I relate all to well to your final line. L Milton Hankins April 19, 2022 at 11:27 AM Ah, don't we all! Well, we didn't understand that business about middle-age spread until it happened to us, did we?

Ilene Bauer April 19, 2022 at 9:35 AM wonderful memories, milton, described to a T! like the humor at the end, too... L Milton Hankins April 19, 2022 at 9:45 AM Thanks so much, Ilene. Yep, those were the days, my friend.

Unseeking Seeker April 19, 2022 at 9:24 AM Fond memories of yesteryears L Milton Hankins April 19, 2022 at 9:45 AM Thanks, Unseeking Seeker, for your thoughts.

Tom Cunningham April 19, 2022 at 8:19 AM They were certainly the best years Milton, happy days and grease comes to mind. Greetings from Turkey. Tom Tom Cunningham April 20, 2022 at 2:56 AM Had it for about ten years now but we're thinking of selling as there's other places we want to go. L Milton Hankins April 19, 2022 at 9:46 AM That's marvelous, Tom. Have you been going there for a number of years? Tom Cunningham April 19, 2022 at 8:44 AM I've got an apartment here, cheap holidays and guaranteed sunshine. L Milton Hankins April 19, 2022 at 8:21 AM Thank you so much, Tom. What in the world are you doing in Turkey???