Ralph Sergi Poet Rhyme

The 50's

There was a time when I was young
To share an era that begun
From music to the fashion trend
TV shows and history
Fads and other mysteries
I saw them all as time moved on

From classic pop to rock and roll
Bill Haley and the Elvis craze
And four years in my Air Force phase
But Jitterbug still hung around
The big bands had that unique sound
Time moved on to start the clock

European cinema
Fellini, Bergman made the mien
And Japan added to the pie
To film The Seven Samurai
Brando, Newman and James Dean
newly captured on the screen

Television's Golden Age
All the programs set the stage
For Gunsmoke and the Twilight Zone
I love Lucy, I married Joan
TV tubes were changed a lot
Wrestling shows were really hot

Mantle, Mays and Robinson
Took baseball to another rung
The coonskin cap and hula hoop
Duck tail hair and snapper soup
I wore one with a thick pomade
And ate the soup that Momma made

My fashion sense left much to judge
As if I had good taste for fudge
Pegged pants with a six inch rise
Ladys skirts were different then
Lengths that came down to their shins
Three inch higher was a sin
Still dirty minds existed then

In Belgium back in 58
I saw an exhibit on that date
The Sputnik with a cute stray dog
was launched so high up in the air
Before the U.S. could get there 
Then the race to conquer space

McCarthy hearings, lives destroyed
The Cold War was our only plight
The Commies kept their nukes in check
And Castro entered on the scene
There were no hot wars left to fight
Days still continued as well as night

I share a new millennium
But today the future's not so bright
No more long hand, the laptop's here
Facebook and Twitter have conquered our sphere
The death knell has tolled for how life was then
Rekindle your past and live again 




Ralph Sergi February 19, 2015 
Decades by Kelly Deschler

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Andrea Dietrich March 3, 2018 at 5:35 PM Reliving this 50's poem I saw a few years back. It's your NUMBER one poem here, Ralph, and I love its nostalgia.

Ralph Sergi August 29, 2017 at 1:41 PM Thank you, Gbenga. I checked your post but I didn't see any poems.

Gbenga Ezra August 29, 2017 at 1:25 PM I wasn't born in the 50's but all of the stories I've heard n read are well captured in this poem, love the poem, great work...its was a very interesting read.

Debbie Duncan June 18, 2017 at 10:59 PM Very good history lesson. I was born in 1955. Love it :) Ralph Sergi August 29, 2017 at 1:43 PM At your age you can easily cover 40 years of history. thank you for your comment.

Ralph Sergi July 16, 2015 at 8:10 PM Hi Edward: Thanks for the comment. There's an old saying,if you remember the 60's you weren't there. I remember the 50's.

Vince Suzadail Jr. July 8, 2015 at 4:27 PM This brought back some great memories. Times were much more difficult then, yet better.

Debbie Duncan April 25, 2015 at 3:40 AM I was born in 1955, but I seen a lot of these things. Awesome write. going to favs ;)

Ralph Sergi April 2, 2015 at 8:37 AM Thank you, Joe for your comment

Joe Maverick April 2, 2015 at 12:27 AM Yes Sergi. we know so many things and so much yet problems are perennial..' 7

Poet Destroyer A March 29, 2015 at 10:18 PM Ralph, Thank you for the sweet reply to my comment. Love LINDA

Sara Kendrick March 25, 2015 at 12:51 PM Congrats on your winning work..Great memory of history..Thanks for the visit to my page..Sara

Andrea Dietrich March 24, 2015 at 12:29 AM and congrats to you TOO, good sir!! The 50's were the greatest, even though I was just a babe in arms!! Ralph Sergi March 24, 2015 at 7:17 AM Thanks Andrea: I had a full life and travelled all over.

Eve Roper March 23, 2015 at 10:59 PM Fascinating write covering everything, I love my children and grandchildren and my computer everything else you can keep a 7 blessings Congratulations on your win Ralph Sergi March 24, 2015 at 7:18 AM Thank you,Eve: Keep on writing.

Poet Destroyer A March 22, 2015 at 11:07 PM RALPH, Congratulations on your wonderful win. Always ~LINDA~ Ralph Sergi March 24, 2015 at 7:20 AM Thank you, Linda.

Kelly Deschler March 22, 2015 at 7:32 PM It is sad to see the simpler times are being replaced by technology in this generation... You're excellent poem captures the 50's so wonderfully. Congratulations on the first place win, Ralph! Ralph Sergi March 24, 2015 at 7:19 AM Thank you,Kelly: I'm glad I emailed you

Donna Jones March 8, 2015 at 7:29 PM This is awesome and I enjoyed reading it tonight..it brought back many memories tonight...

Sara Kendrick March 5, 2015 at 12:09 PM Reads like a winner..So much happen during that decade..Thanks for stopping by..Sara

Andrea Dietrich February 25, 2015 at 6:13 PM Gosh, you know even more than i know about the 60's. I was just a babe in arms during that time, but I chose to write of it as well. it was a pivotal decade in our history, and probably there has not been a better one since then!! Good job.

Nette Onclaud February 22, 2015 at 12:02 PM you rocked and rolled the 50s with all its history, lifestyle, and mood, ralph... a very fine and lively piece of art!.. huggs Ralph Sergi February 22, 2015 at 3:18 PM Thanks, nette I still have total recall andI travelled a lot. It was rather a safe decade.

Viv Wigley February 20, 2015 at 9:22 AM Great verse, Ralph- there was a certain joy to that time, and you captured it well. And you're right- the future is a little unnerving. Long live nostalgia! (?) Ralph Sergi February 20, 2015 at 3:13 PM Hi Viv, nice to know you: Please read it again as I changed it. Thiswill be my third draft (ha ha ) They call it artistic license!

Eileen Manassian February 19, 2015 at 6:23 PM I found this very fascinating....I love how you told your story in rhyme. Very lovely journey through the 50's.

Tim Smith February 19, 2015 at 5:13 PM An excellent journey you took us on Ralph...I absolutely loved it...a7+++ and fav Ralph Sergi February 19, 2015 at 6:12 PM Hi Tom: Thanks for the comment. I don' want to belie my age but all in all It was a great journey and I'm still in good shape.

Jan Allison February 19, 2015 at 12:54 PM Wonderful memories Ralph - your poem brought them all to life - good luck in the contest:-) Hugs Jan xx 7 xx Ralph Sergi February 19, 2015 at 6:15 PM Thanks Jan: I was reluctant to write it but despite my age, I was fortunate to see a lot of the world and I have no regrets.