' Remembering The Fifties ' !!

 
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 popPretty black and white tile floorsCounter tops of mirrored black with swivel stoolsIf more then two then we'd take a boothThen later off to the swimming poolRemember cherry cokes or root beer  ? Air conditioning was new and also at the drug storeA very special treat just to cool downAlways a sweet treat we'd always want more  Sometimes our parents took us after church To the old favorite soda shopCertain days they had special prices on their treatsAt the register you could buy homemade lollipops Music playing on the old jukeboxMake your choice and press two keys One was an alphabet letter and the other a numberMany old tunes Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee On that street were different shops, the baker and shoemakerOur bank, butcher, the Asian food store, and five and dime Woolworths, Kresky, and Grants are gone now Replaced with modern K-Marts, Walmarts, and Targets just fine  How I miss those old hardwood floors, and saw dust at the butcherTake our shoes to the shoemaker for cleatsKhakis, saddle shoes and white bucks remind me of Pat BoonePretty white blouses with lace, plaid skirts with pleats Restaurants were White Castle, Deco's and made great crepesEveryone 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 yellowProgress happens, things change but we all gain  ~Live each day as if it were your last~ ~Say your prayers remember Our LORD forgives our past~ ~For all have sinned~
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                   LOVE   YA,    ~Barbara