Where Was I In the Seventies

You ask me;

Where was I in the Seventies?
This was my decade, my formative years.
I was a long-haired rebel without a cause,
Football was my religion, rapture and tears.

Discovering Progressive Rock Music,
A Drifter in Satin suit and flares.
No need of drugs, I was high on life,
Free spirited, no worries, no cares.

Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and Leeds United,
A soundtrack to my youth filled days.
I worked hard, no burdens or commitments,
Records and Football took my pay.

Never strayed away from Yorkshire,
Faithful to my Northern roots.
Forever Twenty-One in the Seventies,
In my flares and Satin suits.


Written 7/3/18
For Line's Contest of the same name

Copyright © | Year Posted 2018



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Date: 3/30/2018 4:46:00 AM
Well written, lyrical, could be set to music. It's easy to see a musical soul here. I have a question. When does a person type which contest they have entered on the bottom of the poem? I did not realize that was done until now. Thanks!
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Kevin Shaw
Date: 3/30/2018 4:50:00 AM
Thanks again for your comment. With regard to the contest entries, some sponsors ask for it to be added, but in all honesty I just followed others, regards, Kevin.
Date: 3/18/2018 9:52:00 PM
Delightful read! Congratulations on your win :)
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Date: 3/11/2018 6:37:00 AM
Congratulations on your well deserved win Kevin with your well written poem, Yorkshire is a beautiful county, but what’s happened to Leeds United? :))
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Kevin Shaw
Date: 3/11/2018 2:05:00 PM
Thanks Roy, sadly my Leeds United is no more, regards, Kevin
Date: 3/11/2018 1:47:00 AM
Yaaay, you were as badly dressed as I was, Kevin. A great piece of nostalgia, me duck. Congrats!
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Date: 3/10/2018 6:33:00 PM
I can't help but smile at that last line....and see you vividly in those flares and satin suits!! :) Well done!
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Kevin Shaw
Date: 3/11/2018 2:07:00 PM
Thanks Carrie, xx
Date: 3/10/2018 2:07:00 PM
Congratulation on your win! Hugs Eve ~`*
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Date: 3/10/2018 10:57:00 AM
Congratulations Kevin.
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Date: 3/10/2018 9:45:00 AM
Thank you for entering this beauty in my contest, Kevin. Simple and heartfelt. Congrats on your top win.
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Kevin Shaw
Date: 3/10/2018 5:07:00 PM
Many, many thanks for my top placement, I am really pleased you thought it worthy, kind regards, Kevin
Date: 3/8/2018 1:30:00 PM
The signs of the times, I think those years may be returning, at least in my yearnings. Great write.
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Date: 3/8/2018 5:43:00 AM
Where did those days go ? now its doctors appointments and funerals. Great write Kevin
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Date: 3/7/2018 2:49:00 PM
nice one, kevin, and i love the way you ended it...
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