I remember

Each month our local writers' groups sets one or two themes for members to write about. This month it was "I remember" This is my first attempt at writing any sort of poetry.*****Mini skirts, bell bottoms and my first kissSerials, cartoons and newsreels at the flicksIce skating, adpole catching and cycling to school.Milkbars, juke boxes and being cool
Biscuits, sugar and flour that were weighedFive jacks, marbles and ball games we playedSmokey Dawson, Roy Rogers and Peter PanThe milkman, the baker and the dunny man


Cilla, Cliff and of course, the BeatlesIodine, Mercurochrome and Condy’s crystalsRock concerts at The Stadium; tennis at White CityPolio injections without any pity
Surfies, rockers and the modsMeasles, mumps and chicken poxSecret Seven, Bobbsey Twins and Nurse AmesGolden books and Charlie Chuckles with its games
Rampant bushfires, drowning floods and August wattleDrop the hankie, pass the parcel and spin the bottleTunnel ball, vigoro and hopscotchThe Mickey Mouse Club we’d all watch
Kittens and puppies and many budgiesSchool milk and sandwiches with my buddiesBonfires, crackers and sparklers brightBut the scary stories would give us a fright
Cut out dolls, cowboy hats and hula hoopsBandstand and Six O’clock Rock and fab groupsThe twist, the stomp and a parental frownA cup of tea, a Bex and a good lie down