Gershon Wolf Poet Couplet

In the Sixties

  
  In the sixties I went to university
    where I experienced much diversity

  For example, among fraternities
    mine went from ‘Kegs-a-Tappin’
    to ‘Pills-a-Poppin’ 
     ~ LSD, we were a-droppin’

  Athletics were a big deal too
    freshman year we were football champs
    senior year, listened to Led Zeppelin’s mega-amps  

  Then there was good old politickin’ 
    After Kent State life was great
    Semester cancelled, May 14 the date…
  To let us work for our 'favorite candidate'
    Mine wore 6-inch heels, raised my pulse rate…  

  Oh, I learned a whole lot in school
    ~ mostly, how to break the rules

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B. Andrew Kelly January 17, 2024 at 8:12 PM this reminds me a lot of the aesthetics written by early Lou Reed. love the way you can turn a setting into a story. lovely poem!

Joe Maverick January 17, 2024 at 2:53 PM Oh the farce-ity of.?? The varcity, of it all.' I am indeed appalled.'

Hilda Greenhough January 16, 2024 at 7:51 PM This is a story of many people of the 60's. Such upheaval, and it moved too fast. This is a fun story of days gone by.

Panagiota Romios January 16, 2024 at 7:47 PM We attended University in the same years, almost. Drugs were not part of my generation.. Beer was at Hamilton‘s on Broadway, I know you know where that is. Or was.. It was a big hangout for Loyola U students .. And preceded Kent State.and Zeppelin. Protests todar are far worse, runby hate, now, Granny Pangie LOL

John Lawless January 16, 2024 at 12:12 PM I have seen bumper stickers that read....IF YOU CAN REMEMBER THE 60'S AND 70'S YOU WEREN'T THERE Gershon Wolf January 16, 2024 at 7:40 PM Aw, you don't believe those bumper stickers, do you, John? C'mon. I was around in the 1840's, sure enough. ~ Remember the Alamo

Sara Kendrick January 16, 2024 at 4:22 AM Well, I don't think there are any rules today just do what you want to do and if your parents have enough money, you can keep on staying on until you finally get a degree. I enjoyed reading your work. Sara K Gershon Wolf January 16, 2024 at 7:44 PM Yeah. No rules = no structure = nobody cares about nuthin'

Tom Cunningham January 16, 2024 at 1:16 AM The freedom era Gershon, everything seemed to explode, now we see governments trying to erode those freedoms. Tom Gershon Wolf January 16, 2024 at 7:47 PM Always a delicate balance between not enough freedom and too much.