Life was good ... in the 50s

You are invited to travel back in time in this delightful poem by Mary Langer Thompson.

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What was it

about moms in the 50s?

Did Dr. Spock tell them

to get a wooden spoon,

but never to hit a child

with it?

To save it

for rebellious times,

then get a gleam in the eye

and to say things like,

"If you think that

you have another think coming"

before chasing us

around the piano

and through the house

in the matching dress she

made for herself

and me,

laughing and looking

so beautiful

that it makes me ache

more to remember those days

than a whack

from that spoon

would have stung?

That must have been it

about moms in the 50s.

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Poem copyright Mary Langer Thompson, all rights reserved.

Mary Langer Thompson’s poetry appears in various journals and anthologies, including Quill and Parchment, J Journal, and Off the Coast.  She is a contributor to Women and Poetry:  Tips on Writing, Teaching and Publishing by Successful Women Poets (McFarland). She is a proud member of the California Writer’s Club, High Desert Branch.  

Canister photo, Robyn MacKenzie, iStock Photo

Spoon photo, Stuart Bur, iStock Photo