Short Fifties Poems

Short Fifties Poems. Below are examples of the most popular short poems about Fifties by PoetrySoup poets. Search short poems about Fifties by length and keyword.


Premium Member Fancy Free a Fifties Remenisence

flirty dancing,fancy free
quick-step and ladies excuse-me;
fox trot and last waltz slow,
holding close,as passions grow.
Form: Quatrain


Premium Member She Is Sexy and Sultry

a fifties T-bird
she is sexy and sultry
turquoise her color.

a fifties T-bird
she’s wrapped in fat luscious chrome
showing her chassis
car

Two Too Cool

The 'Sax' and 'Trumpet'
That 'Trane' ran for four big 'Miles'
Through the 'Big Fifties'
Improvisation 'So Cool'
Driving jazz to a new day
Form: Tanka

Turning Fifty--

Boldly stepping out of the forties
Got my tude on and wearing my hat
Head held high, nose in the air
Look up!, look out, fifties everywhere

Premium Member Que Sera Sera

Que Sera Sera was a hit from Doris Day back in the fifties. In "The Man Who Knew Too Much", she sang this wonderful song.
Form: Tanka


Premium Member Fifties Footles

FIFTIES FOOTLES
flirty
dancing

ladies
excuse-me

quick-step
fox trot

hop skip
jive trip

 last waltz
so slow

hold close
love flowed
Form: Footle

Premium Member Planting Trees


     In the fifties, I saved my dimes religiously
        twenty let me plant one tree

     Deep in a forest’s mystery
        ~ now a lasting legacy
Form: Monorhyme

Premium Member phones and photos from the fifties

black and white fifties
photos used to be priceless
film was costly

black fifties phones
attached to a wall
shared by parents, children discouraged from usage
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member A Fifties Fabulous Footle

JOHNNY RAY
I cry
girls sigh
AROUND THE CLOCK
juke box
room rocks
TAKE FIVE
still green
this theme
BLUE SUEDE
blue blue
my shoe
BLUE MOON
Dean croons
girls swoon
Form: Footle

Mystic Knights of the Sea

does anyone remember
the significance of
these words?

I'll give you just a hint...
look to the early fifties
when the king of all the fish
had conniving his favorite dish
© Tom Bell  Create an image from this poem.

Premium Member Frankendogs

German scientists back in the fifties Created a specimen, half-human, half doggie But kept it a secret Moral issues deepened No more experiments, no further blarny
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Tv Ads of the 50s and 60s

cuckoo for Coco Puffs
Plop plop fizz fizz
bibbity bobbity boo
See the USA in a Chevrolet
Winston tastes good
Like a
Knock Knock
cigarette should
I miss the fifties and sixties

Premium Member Fats

“Fats” passed away, an icon from the fifties Remembered fondly, for his rock'n roll ditties Gave us a thrill On Blueberry Hill Many followed but “Fats” was Mr. Nifty
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Elegance of the Fifties

Long striped gloves gave her an elegance
Understated glamour, familiar in the fifties
The sixties claimed a bit of this romantic chicness,
However, the fifties owned it without bragging

Premium Member Hound Dog

Elvis, a phenomenon back in the fifties Shakin' his hips after Sinatra and Der Bingle First of his kind Girlies went blind A trance-like fever grabbed 'em, made 'em tingle
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Vignette- a Big Man

Sword-and-sandals he often wore
Fifties movies,the fans adore,
Bibilical epics we see no more-
Unusual in a Hollywood life
Faithful,marriage to just one wife.

Tribute to Charlton Heston
Form: Narrative

Premium Member Bad Boy Bad Boy

slicked hair
black leather jacket
ultimate bad boy of the fifties
James Dean
cultural icon
Rebel without a cause
dead at twenty-four
starred in only three movies
recognizable yet today

Premium Member Look Up To People

I look up to people who are taller that me Ha! Just made a funny, bet you're slapping your knee Got a million of 'em An amazing femme Wait a minute, I'm a macho male, a fifties escapee
Form: Limerick

Premium Member I Love Lucy

The fifties brought on dazzling star Lucille
Zany and bubbly she was ideal 
O like no other sitcom
Pure entertainment for Mom
Laughing at each week's new crazy ordeal



AP: Honorable Mention 2021
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Longneck Cassidy

Longneck Cassidy, my hero from the fifties A giraffe so charming his talent quite nifty Picking apples was a breeze Lower branches on his knees Remembering him makes my eyes go all misty
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Washy Wishy

Longneck Cassidy, my hero from the fifties A giraffe so charming his talent quite nifty Picking apples was a breeze Lower branches on his knees Remembering him makes my eyes go washy wishy
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Prices In the Fifties

Here's some unbelievable prices from the fifties Our first house cost us $11,800 and it was really nifty Our first car cost $2,800 oh my gosh Thems was the days, also “nursed” a few hickies
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Bats In Your Belfry

Back in the fifties when people had scruples The MOST insulting insult ever uttered by humans Meant your head was empty Only bats lived in your belfry Which really meant your mind is poo pooing
Form: Limerick

Premium Member Bouncy Young Titties

Went to the mall to ogle all the young fillies Their shorts are way shorter than back in the fifties Not complaining my friends But some parts do ascend A natural reaction to their bouncy young titties
Form: Limerick

For the Love Of

Coffee maker, 
Toaster, blender,
Dish rack: black. 
Peplum suit, black 
Suede shoes at
Fifties' wedding, 

Black lace nightie
For nuptial bedding,
Closet full of midnight 
Dresses. Why does 
She love black? is  

Anybody's guesses.
© Nola Perez  Create an image from this poem.
Form: Rhyme

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