James Foulk Poet Rhyme

Nineteen-Fifty-Two

I wish things were
the same now, as then,
I wish I was there, Instead of here.

In Nineteen-Fifty-Two,
things were simple, and so care free,
you always had somethng to do.

You could see a movie,
or buy a comic or pop for the price of a dime,
everyone's favorite saying was groovie.

Drugs were no problem at all,
crime also was very down,
young Willie Mays was even playing ball.

Children had respect even for their parents,
three-D was really in,
and everyone had good merit's.

In Nineteen-Fifty-Two,
Ike was elected President,
and I wasn't felling so blue.

I know the past
is gone you can't go back,
time really goes on way to fast.

I wished then I could've made a forecast,
Nineteen-Fifty-Two only a memory
looking back, life has been good at last.

wrote 6-14-90

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Vince Suzadail Jr. March 31, 2011 at 5:57 PM I was six. My mom had a wringer washer (Maytag) and we had just moved to Tamaqua. Great year. Remember the Buick came out with holes in the hood, Ramar of the Jungle. We finally got a TV in 52. Howdy Doody on TV and the 3 stooges before the Movie in the theatre. Great years. Vince