Wendy Sayers Poet Rhyme

The Discontented Decade

Dustmen were dirty
Shoes had holes
Typewriters qwerty
Clothes were old
School was tough, kids were rough
Summers were always, quite cold

Three-day week
No power at night
Week after week another union strike
Nothing to do, so early to bed
Wake the next day to no loaves of bread

No central heating
Winters were freezing
No phone tweeting
Less coughing and sneezing
TV was great, watching films late
The Friday night Hammer, the best to see

British bulldog we played,
as gangs in the street
The shop round the corner,
had all the best sweets
And despite everything, when all’s said and done
The discontented decade was still lots of fun!

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Terry Ireland December 13, 2022 at 2:13 AM And now it's starting again. We never learn do we? Enjoyed this

Jim Slaughter November 12, 2022 at 9:31 AM It's hard to subdue the human spirit. And the British one is especially durable, or so I've been told.

Terry Ireland November 6, 2022 at 3:27 AM Nice one

Les Pick November 5, 2022 at 4:56 AM Thanks for the memories I enjoyed it very much. Wendy Sayers November 5, 2022 at 10:04 AM Thank you Les I am glad you enjoyed my trip down memory lane

Heidi Sands November 2, 2022 at 2:43 PM Great poem with showing the highlight and importance of the fun in this :) Wendy Sayers November 5, 2022 at 2:31 AM Thanks Heidi it's nice to know someone understands my meaning in this poem. Have a good day:-)