Kim Rodrigues Poet Bio

Where Were You In the Seventies

WHERE WERE YOU IN THE SEVENTIES

i was between a tween and adult, in the house of the hudson valley,
and music was my main man,

i would hear whispered in my ear
me and mrs. jones...we got a thing goin’ on

and i would rock to sleep
don’t rock the boat...don’t knock the boat over

dress in a low cut purple dress, and look for mr. goodbar
or what i meant to say mr. travolta

in the dizzying display of disco, having a ball.
really i was just a shy nerd in a dress

you say i was a dancing queen...only seventeen...oh yeah
and i did have saturday night fever

and with the death of several classmates, not in shootings, but illness
and the usual car accidents...radio groans all we are is dust in the wind

after heartbreak of loss via death and puppy love
i did not sign the loan to return to college, went on to,

as i used to say “swab the seven corners of the room”
as the village people and my dad directed me to

in the navy...you will sail the seven seas...in the navy…
you will put your life at ease...bootcamp saw the end of 1979

2/27/2018
Line Gauthier’s Poetry Contest

*Lyrics may be slightly changed

Me and Mrs. Jones by Billy Paul
Rock The Boat by The Hues Corporation
Movie: Looking For Mr. Goodbar
Dancing Queen by Abba
Movie: Saturday Night Fever
Dust in the Wind by Kansas
Puppy Love by Donny Osmond (still swooning over
this song from the sixties)
In The Navy by Village People

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Carrie Richards March 2, 2018 at 2:28 PM This was a clever way to do the contest! Such a good idea, and done so well !! Good luck !! Kim Rodrigues March 2, 2018 at 4:30 PM Thank you, Carrie :)

Heidi Sands February 27, 2018 at 12:11 PM Very well done Kim. I enjoyed this! Good luck in the contest :) Kim Rodrigues February 27, 2018 at 12:19 PM Thanks, Heidi!

Tom Cunningham February 27, 2018 at 11:00 AM Love how you done this with the songs from that time. They were good times without a doubt. Good luck in the contest Kim. Kim Rodrigues February 27, 2018 at 11:02 AM Thanks so much, Tom!