A Poem

[topten]

A POEM THAT SOME CAN RELATE TO

I remember the cheese of my childhood,
And the bread that we cut with a knife,
When the children helped with the housework,
And the men went to work not the wife.

The cheese never needed a fridge,
And the bread was so crusty and hot
The children were seldom unhappy
And the wife was content with her lot.

I remember the milk from the bottle,
With the yummy cream on the top,
Our dinner came hot from the oven,
And not from the fridge; in the shop.

The kids were a lot more contented,
They didn't need money for kicks,
Just a game with their mates in the road,
And sometimes the Saturday flicks.

I remember the shop on the corner,
Where a pen'orth of sweets was sold
Do you think I'm a bit too nostalgic?
Or is it...I'm just getting old?

I remember the 'loo' was the lav
And the bogey man came in the night,
It wasn't the least bit funny
Going "out back" with no light.

The interesting items we perused
From the newspapers cut into squares,
And hung on a peg in the loo,
It took little to keep us amused.

The clothes were boiled in the copper
With plenty of rich foamy suds
But the ironing seemed never ending
As Mum pressed everyone's 'duds'.

I remember the slap on my backside,
And the taste of soap if I swore
Anorexia and diets weren't heard of
And we hadn't much choice what we wore.

Do you think that bruised our ego?
Or our initiative was destroyed?
We ate what was put on the table
And I think life was better enjoyed.

ANON
the age of remembrance must be 60 plus!!!!!!!!!!

[ardstrawray]

Remember it well, especially the old coat hanging on the back door.

[kaiserphil]

And who can remember the Rover, Wizard, Hotspur and Victor?

[MrA]

And rickets, polio, measles and mumps! oh quite forgot diphtheria!

Did like the poem though!

[Ragged Robin]

Has anyone been watching a programme (on BBC IPlayer on demand, running ok this evening touch wood) called "Back in time for Dinner" in which a family's home is transformed into what it was like in different decades - and they have to cook and eat the food available then? Goodness knows how much of the Licence Payer's money the BBC spent on it! I must have had a priviliged childhood it is far worse than I remember. If you dont remember the fifties, worth browsing tosee what it was like, if you do remember them let me know what you think, and whether my memory has gone completely askew!

I do remember, however, cutting up squares of newspaper for use inthe loo, and the first "proper" loo paper which was shiny and not at all absorbant - so at least one area of life has improved!

[ardstrawray]

If I remember correctly the shiny bog roll was called Bronco.

[mickew]

Aye, your right they were called Bronco rolls, and about as much use as a used butter wrapper, but the old newspaper cut into nice neat squares was much better even if it did mean you might have had the crossword imprinted on your bum.

[topten]

If I remember correctly the shiny bog roll was called Bronco.

The ones we used were called Izal