Bringing Back Black And White
Reset And Rewind
Was life better in black and white
behind the scenes on our tv
Romantic men in sweaters
smoking Marlboros and drinking beam
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Singing in base or tenor
dancing and tapping toes
Smoking a pipe at dinner
dressed up in their leisure clothes
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Cary Grant, Bob Hope and blue eyes
Bing Crosby singing, count on me
Christmas held a fond surprise
even if it was just a dream
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Those faded kodachomic colors
memories before the colors ran
Before the whole world was discovered
the days of Buicks and sedans
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Back when the world seemed smaller
and music set the tone
When families got together
before life was overthrown
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With the fast paced, made to order
worlds of knowledge at your command
What I'd give for a transporter
to bring that slow pace back again
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Kelli Sheckler-Amsden
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Comments (6)
Seriously though. It would be nice.
Agreed, even if it is only going back to the 70's sometimes today is just too fast. Great work on this poem.
Ah, I love a good nostalgia post. Definitely love this era, good job conveying that melancholy feeling for the past.
Such a nostalgic poem, loved it...
Oh, this is very wistful as Andrew said. I do wonder if its easy for those times to feel better than now because we are built to love nostalgia and imagine that it was better. Either way, this is actually a beautiful tribute to the time and gives lots to ponder on! Great poem, Kelli!
So,wistfully charming and a popular sentiment … at least for old farts like me. 😉. I like this a lot. Very enjoyable.