~
Goodies ~
Back in the fifties
once in a while
We’d go to the ice
cream shop
Varieties included hot
fudge sundaes or
cherry sodas
Real treats, banana
split with a soda pop
Pretty black and white
tile floors
Counter tops of
mirrored black with
swivel stools
If more then two then
we’d take a booth
Then later off to the
swimming pool
Remember cherry cokes
or root beer?
Air conditioning was
new and also at the
drug store
A very special treat
just to cool down
Always a sweet treat
we’d always want more
Sometimes our parents
took us after church
To the old favorite
soda shop
Certain days they had
special prices on
their treats
At the register you
could buy homemade
lollipops
Music playing on the
old jukebox
Make your choice and
press two keys
One was an alphabet
letter and the other a
number
Many old tunes Bobby
Darin and Sandra Dee
On that street were
different shops,
the
baker and shoemaker
Our bank, butcher, the
Asian food store, and
five and dime
Woolworths, Kresky,
and Grants are gone
now
Replaced with modern
K-Marts, Wal-Marts,
and
Targets just fine
How I miss those old
hardwood floors,
and
saw dust at the
butcher
Take our shoes to the
shoemaker for cleats
Khakis, saddle shoes
and white bucks
remind
me of Pat Boone
Pretty white blouses
with lace, plaid
skirts with pleats
Restaurants were White
Castle, Deco’s and
made great crepes
Everyone went to the
movies to see
Technicolor
“House Of Wax in 3-D,”
and a real good black
and white horror
“Psycho”
Men had a fashion with
slim belts, pink
shirts and drape
slacks made them look
taller
Trolley cars ran
through the larger
streets
Only San Francisco do
they remain
Bells rang, trains
painted bright red and
yellow
Progress happens,
things change but we
all gain
Joyce Ann Geyer
© 2006
Poet N My Soul
~Live each day as if
it were your last~
~Say your prayers
remember Our LORD
forgives our past~
~For all have sinned~
Quote by Joyce
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