Robert Johnson Poet Rhyme

The Sixties

So many things were going on.
In that decade of the new dawn.
Where peace and love fell short of war.
And no one can recall before.

Our innocence took a back seat.
When mind altering kept the beat.
It was before I had a mind.
And my own way was yet to find.

That's what I liked the most I guess.
I had no need to try impress.
A childhood years all open eyed.
But still didn't see when Grandpa died.

I'd be remiss if I didn't mention.
The Beatles and all their attention.
For me they made the sun come out.
For me that's what the sixties were about.

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Poet Destroyer A March 22, 2015 at 11:01 PM HI ROBERT, Congratulations on your wonderful win. Always ~LINDA~

Kelly Deschler March 22, 2015 at 9:37 PM A great poem, Robert! I especially liked those last two lines. Thank you for sharing your fond memories of the 60's with us... Congrats on the win!

Donna Jones March 12, 2015 at 8:29 AM Absolutely love the way you told your story here...memories and message mixed nicely..really enjoyed....:-)

Cecilia Macfarlane March 10, 2015 at 1:22 PM Yes the sixties were a great decade, terrific write about it. Hugs

Debra Squyres March 9, 2015 at 1:50 PM I like the nostalgia in this ... I was just a baby then, born in 59, but I do remember the Beatles ....does that count?? lol

Andrea Dietrich March 7, 2015 at 8:15 PM Hi there, robert. Please let me know if I am not caught up on your poems. I think I am current!! I always appreciate you coming to visit me with your rhyming comments.

Scott Thirtyseven March 6, 2015 at 6:17 AM I'm a seventies baby, so the sixties are history for me. But I always understood if you remembered the sixties you weren't really there. You've brought a new connotation to the saying, with your childhood innocence and wide eyed wonder. Well written piece of poetry on both topics.

Andrea Dietrich March 3, 2015 at 6:16 PM we are very much alike. I take it you were not too old during the 60's. I started to blossom toward the end of that decade! Very nicely done.

Ilene Bauer March 3, 2015 at 10:32 AM i enjoyed this one, robert! for me, the 60's were all about the belief that we could change the world but it turns out we were wrong. still, we have the music and the memories...