Nostalgia

Sweet whipped cream memories, Ghosts from the past

Sleep soft on my shoulder, a whisper away,

Come calling, revisiting simpler moments of

Moon Pies and Mary Janes back in the day.

 

Skate keys and Bobbie socks,

Pigtails and poodle skirts,

Pin curls and Bobbie pins,

Raggedy Ann.

Bosco and Mickey Mouse,

Jukebox and saddle shoes,

Flying with Pater Pan through Neverland.

 

Baseball cards slapping on bicycle spokes,

Eight tracks and Betamax, bad knock-knock jokes.

Viewmasters, Lincoln logs, erector sets,

Lone Ranger’s sidekick… As good as it gets.

 

Old wringer washers and rotary phones,

Listening on party lines, waiting your turn.

Lost on the day that the music fell silent.

Peace symbols, love beads and incense to burn.

 

Dark drive-in movies and black high-top sneakers,

Jiffy pop, rabbit ears, spats and D As.

Pick-up-sticks, Polaroids, tears for Old Yeller,

Time capsule mem’ries tucked safely away.