Best Headbands Poems

The 60's
The look was penny loafers, bobby socks,
pleated skirts, button up shirts,
bell bottom pants and headbands
Flower children were also the era, 
Stood for peace and...

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I was reeking of spilled grape juice yesterday. 
Today I stink like cigarettes.  
In less than two weeks I have gone from new to...

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Brand-new backpacks, brand-new shoes;
Headbands topped with flowers.
Parents trying to enthuse
About the coming hours.

Photos taken, kisses swapped;
Pupils all converging.
Quick goodbyes as doors are propped;
Teachers gently urging.

Voices...

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Child-like enthusiasm at Christmas time is not easily duplicated.
Hearty laughter surrounds a family reminiscing about other Christmases.
Rich pastries, cookies and candy only found once a...

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Every generation has had its fashion frights.
 Remember the Duck Tail and the Beehive do?
 Headbands and beads and bell bottom pants,
 We thought we...

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Tribute to Travel to Manila Philippines and Make This Poor Old Lady Happy...Documentary 




Old wood in Manila ,Philippines 
In a narrow alleyway
Old roof collapse 
Converted...

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Wearing whirls, swirls, paisley too.
A jazzy, snazzy, bell bottomed you.
Slinky hip huggers with large chunky belts in style.
White Go Go boots that never walk a...

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I see you, my two-legged neighbor
stopping and standing at the yellow-tape barricade to my home.
I wonder where you all have been?

I miss you walking on...

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Their grinning heads cover the fields for acres
A sea of happy mini suns, welcoming us to Kansas.
We stare, amazed, having no idea this was possible.
There...

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My sister was horrified; you cannot give me that bucket,
She says, snottily as I try to hand her the renegade violets
She asked me to collect,...

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sun-burst yellows, overtake the yard.
dancing amid the clover and the grasses.
sharing their joy with surround green.
delighted children pluck them too close.
checking them under their chins.

older...

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Seventies fur vests wet in the rain
Stinky but still in style so we wore them 
Until they shredded and fell off our dirty shirts.
Cotton shirts...

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All this global speech that once lauded your greatness has vanished.
My lips are crying today because of my misdeeds.
The harvest was completely washed away in...

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Auntie Emilina was a character for sure.
Did I mention she was busy and not very pure?

Fancy lady with exceptional taste.
Delicate, fragile, but not very chaste.

Exotic...

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turquoise clouds popping and swirling
storm felt miles down the coast
we are unconcerned, our new love exciting
the world outside is of no concern 

phones are off;...

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