<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://allpoetry.com/poem/14853523-Going-Back-One-More-Time-by-Waynejent" style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 26pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="color: rgb(84, 130, 53); text-decoration: none;">Going Back One More Time</span></a><div dir="ltr"><div>Author unknown</div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(20, 24, 35); background-color: rgb(253, 252, 248); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Sixties was a time when spirit was free</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(20, 24, 35);"><br><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 252, 248); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">floating along, just clouds and me</span><br><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 252, 248); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">youth decided not to play the game </span><br><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 252, 248); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">nothing in the world would ever be same</span><br><br><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 252, 248); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Being forced into wars, had to cease</span><br><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 252, 248); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">greatest word ever appeared, peace</span><br><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 252, 248); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">advancements, took burden off women</span><br><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 252, 248); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">could see light in their eyes, when pill happen</span><br><br><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 252, 248); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Chanting 'burn the bra,' wearing little mini skirts</span><br><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 252, 248); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">nobody couldn't say anything when a girl flirts</span><br><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 252, 248); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">wonderful to see woman have choice</span><br><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 252, 248); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">little scary as they found their voice</span><br><br><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 252, 248); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Kennedy’s killed, watched cities burn</span><br><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 252, 248); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">citizens forgotten, now wanting their turn</span><br><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 252, 248); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">then came signing of bill of human rights</span><br><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 252, 248); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">amazing space race, with moon flights</span><br><br><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 252, 248); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Beatles came with sound, making girls scream</span><br><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 252, 248); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">words so different we lived in a submarine</span><br><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 252, 248); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">with fuse lite, door opened for rock and roll</span><br><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 252, 248); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">dimping along to sound of Motown soul</span><br><br><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 252, 248); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Old folks freaked with youth smoking pot</span><br><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 252, 248); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">didn’t bother me a bit, was smoking a lot</span><br><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 252, 248); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">if you wanted out, there were hippie communes</span><br><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 252, 248); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">lay around, being cool, listen to favorite tunes</span><br><br><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 252, 248); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Saw Bewitched, Elly May, Ginger, Mary Ann</span><br><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 252, 248); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Jennie in bottle made me a nightly fan</span><br><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 252, 248); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">was no cable, used antennas to watch big three</span><br><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 252, 248); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">couldn’t talk long distance, carried a hefty fee</span><br><br><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 252, 248); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Down on farm, gathered for Woodstock</span><br><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 252, 248); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">after that, all of world heard of rock</span><br><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 252, 248); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">sadness came with Charles Manson and his flock</span><br><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 252, 248); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">left even harden souls in state of shock</span><br><br><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 252, 248); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">In sports, was the greatest, Mohammed Ali</span><br><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 252, 248); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">hands moved so fast, hard to see </span><br><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 252, 248); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Super Bowl won by Namath and Jets</span><br><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 252, 248); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">even crazier, World Series won by New York Mets</span><br><br><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 252, 248); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Sixties were special, never happen again</span><br><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 252, 248); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">free love, free spirit, free ideas, had to come to end</span><br><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 252, 248); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">time when 'peace' was the only message to send</span><br><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 252, 248); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">we could be totally different and be a best friend </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><br></div>—————————————————<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/">http://www.moscowcares.com/</a></div><div><br></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div><div>“A stranger is just a friend you haven’t met.”</div><div>- Roy E. 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