1960 Poems - Poems about 1960

On Interstate 5 In A Greyhound Bus mother pauline boards the big greyhound double decker her freckled son goes before her wearing a cub scout cap hurry up she says as they climb the stairs to the upper deck the bus driver tips his cap and starts the greyhound engine mother pauline tells the little boy they are...

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Johnny Cash gives it away for free, John K says he would like to be Prez. Richard Nixon will run against him, so the republican party says. Lamar Cox gets 44th KO, ‘The Stilt’ scores 58 in one game. In high school Heater’s 135, gives him claim to some basketball fame. Presley says goodbye to the Army, and is back on the recording scene. X-15...

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consider the art of the tendril or the thread or the power of a hook or a stitch each entanglement deliberate yet unplanned ...

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A strenge sign was seen in Uvila when Prince Kambulishi Lutambwe went to rest. The grandsons of King Mussabwa Kamango were hunted by some traitors and swindlers silently, One day Prince Kambulishi Lutambwe failed in their traps that were poisoned things brought by some people to terminate him. A prince who could defend their throne as colonial rule was abolished in...

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1960 superheroes arrived inside our grayscale tvs sporting fringed jackets, leather chaps, and stars on their chests we knew they were the good guys the bad guys wore black hats...

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The great Elvis Presley stole the show When it came to music, fast and slow Patsy Cline could sing so sweet and fine Without a doubt, her voice would shine Hank Williams had a son with his name Like father, like son – they claimed fame Ray Charles played despite being blind His listeners knew he was one of a kind Aretha Franklin...

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I am John F. Kennedy as President. I am a civil right activist 100 percent. I am Woodstock rock n Roll festival. I am the first man on the moon Unforgettable. I am Andy Warhol 15 minutes Of fame. I...

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Walking through the village jingling coins Anticipation rising, slight tingling in the loins Catch the bus to Hornsea for the weekly dance, Where if we’re lucky we might stand a chance Of experiencing a pair of soft female breasts Press lightly and gently up against our chests. A lovely heady sensation that just can’t last. I’m sure they make the music end...

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On a winding road of Channel Eight I come across a test pattern, for I am late In the form of the moon, an eclipse? Oh, great! I stare into the eyes of grayscale fate. I feel mesmerized, violated, a pawn somehow. There it is, in front of me, an unbelievable wow. No animal in sight – not a horse, human...

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The Thresholds of Tomorrow David J Walker It is 1959 and the television is my constant companion Comforting me during breakfast Praying at noon over meals Saying good night before Turning out the light sparkling Over its ghostly screen Flickering gray & green Retreating into infinity Speaking of the expanse and The advanced enhancements Of 1960 When new math counts life by the...

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1st Grade With Miss Harvison at Thatcher Elementary David Walker I Miss Harvison’s smile greeted each taker of An assigned seat of big kids desks in our very first First Grade class at Thatcher Elementary It was early in September after a Long summer and a Successful year of half-day kindergarten The beginning of numbered grades All...

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blue granny glasses bubbly lava lamp yellow happy face Mamas and The Papas Karen Carpenter Embroidered blue jeans Flowered shirt for men Janice Joplin decorated Volkswagen bus Hip hugger bell bottoms Shag carpeting Hypnotherapy 1960's...

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the time is now 1959 on a twenty four hour rolex watch watching the time so it dare not stop while flipping through an a to z rolodex wondering if I put her under m or r i'll show you a photo of her before she be came famous these are her toes and this her lips with no, even though, a retro photo in black and white, no lipstick worn she is a natural and naturally she can keep a...

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100ft. under the paving, 100f o into work. Heat attacks via, boilers, stoves & grill. Languages thrash & assail the ears, Chilling the blood of the faint hearted. Why do it? Fulfil artists quest? Unpaid by the guests our two hours of stress, Hours of...

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