Oldies Poems - Poems about Oldies

“What Does It Take to Win Your Love for Me?” A golden oldie’s lyrics—soulful, sad— blend with my thoughts on love I thought we had, but I saw only what I wished to see. ...

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I’m laughing this morning, spontaneously. We’re not studying any more. Our sophomore school year is over. I’m giddy, giggling, like a 9 year old on sugar. I think I just finished the hardest class that I’ll ever take - my last pure-math class, ever - and I got an “A.” Just barely - by two-hundredths of...

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I do not sing any of the new songs. But I can sing Let the Little Girl Dance. Teen angel, I’m sorry, It’s now or never, everybody’s somebody’s fool. Alley-oop, itsy bitsy teenie weenie yellow polka dot bikini and chain gang. Poetry in motion, Georgia on my Mind, Little Ole Lady from Pasadena. My foot is tapping in my...

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Dreams run wild Can reach outside your home Your view and your heart Anything outside your home May be full of expectations And possibilities Anything not in view May be full of hopes Anything outside your heart May be more heartening So you travel with your dreams And your knapsack on your back One day you may be back home With extra...

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Many people pamper their pets Love them so much Treat them as small children A dog with a diaper on For cleanliness A dog with a mask on For hygiene A dog with clothes on For tidiness A dog with dog foods For nutrition A dog goes to veterinary A specialist To pets they pay a lot of attentions Maybe they deserve How about their own...

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Thee told thyself that thine thrives through thou ! 11.18 am 8th December 2021 Copyright = Sima Mittal...

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It’s funny how each generation thinks their music is the best that the songs of their youth are the best songs… and how each generation knows that they are right… and every other generations out there must be wrong… For instance my generation listened to the Beatles, the Jackson 5… we felt like dancing…we came alive. We listened to James Taylor...

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You're so varicose vein, Youth is gone again, I suppose I'm still lucky, I found my glasses, you see, That's as good as it gets today, Let's hear it for oldies, yah!...

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The mellow sounds of Lawrence Welk are gone, Guy Lombardo, too. I remember when Johnny Mercer wrote the hits and Dinah Shore sang them true. Do these names mean nothing to you…perhaps The Beatles are your cup of tea? Then think, my friend, and be not dismayed for you are nearly as old as me! Written July 15, 2021...

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Wandering around the earth saying you love me? What do you know of love.., If I thought you knew anything of love I would've stayed.. yes, there beside you in that little house, in that little bed. Not just locked away inside that thick head. (I can't tell her she is only a figment) Well., easy enough to...

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Laugh at Moe, Curly and Larry Sing along with Peter, Paul and Mary Sprinkle in tiny Tinkerbell Faerie Curl up with some vintage Dave Barry Don't forget the Adventures of Tom & Jerry Top it off with Little House on the Prairie ...

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Dimes drop, records begin to drop Rhythm to stroll, jivin’ to hip hop Slow to jitterbug, boogaloo to rock Twistin’ Chubby and rock around the clock The Platters sing, you hold her close Eye to eye, love’s first dose Beach Boys up next, time to surf Steppin’ on toes, unmarked turf. Malted shakes, pie a-la-mode Checker board floors, tempo has slowed Roadsters...

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The oldies blog I know of a writer/poet who has dedicated His blog to old age, being considerably older then him, I think he is on the wrong track. To write about a poet who couldn`t find his Specs, his wife saw them in the freezer beside The ice-cream is chuckling, but overall people Don`t want to know about infirmity. To write down...

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Old guys happily jamming in bars--- is life's childlike pleasantry. Contest: One Liner-- Entertainment Sponsor: Silent One, Dec 18, 2018...

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1958 Song Hits All I Have To Do Is Dream Night or day Dreamin' life away Do You Want To Dance Under the moonlight through the night Who's Sorry Now Sad and blue Cried over you Poor Little Fool Lied to me Won her victory Book Of Love Meaning of romance One more chance My True Love Send a love From heaven above Endless Sleep To the shore Gone forever more Twilight Time Days...

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