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Boomers of Yesteryear

1. They were kids and tender babies in 1941,

Daddies fought on the European front,

Dangling little legs on the backyard divan,

They didn't understand what was going on.

2. Tough years were those I now know,

Sacrifice was the word getting around,

Freedom for our future people spoke,

They lived day by day to make it count.

3. Boys grew up to be caring fathers,

Baby boomers were sweetly called,

Girls became elegant lovely ladies,

The nation proudly to the world showed.

4. Children matured in the back lines,

Giving mommy a comforting tone,

The candle burning frightened lives,

When was dad to ever come home?

5. Wailing sirens all thru the night,

Little companions of endless drills,

Piercing ears with loudly might,

Life then had no wasted frills.

6. Boomers of yesteryear,

Dark olives in their wide eyes,

Drying out so many tears,

Opened hearts and mind wise.

7. Vivid imagery recalling those days,

Immigrant songs filling the air,

Impressions of warm summer nights,

The time America had innocence.

8. The family was still united,

Even though miles apart,

Dad and mom were not divided,

Under a common goal and the inspiring flag.

9. Played matches on Sunday fields,

Pictures of dad in his latest letter,

Wonder when he would return,

The game for sure would be a lot better.

10. Children of wheat field hair,

Blue seas reflecting the sky,

The candles burnt every night,

But never would daddy come back.

11. She climbed scarred wooden fences,

To feel a spring garden of fresh air,

And breathe the aroma of exotic flowers,

The songs of radio and news of despair.

12. Fragrance surrounds my sunny place,

Life goes on for the milk man,

Comforting sounds of daily events,

Hungry neighbors sit down at lunch.

13. Atomic this and atomic that,

The mushroom trumpets of Armageddon,

The day the sun peaked twice,

After a blasting orient destruction.

Written by Jack Martinez - Copyright 2010 All Rights Reserved.

Comments from the author

2. People made sacrifices every day to have freedom.

3. Kids grew up and matured fast then, being a support to parent/s.

4. Children were companions during hard times. The raid sirens would constantly pierce their ears.

10. "Blue seas reflecting the sky" Are kids with blue eyes.Previously, I spoke about dark olive eyes.

11 and 12. Speaks about every day life, the aromas of good old country cooking, the flowers, things that would give people assurances that everything was OK, because rumors had that German subs were prowling New England, and Japanese war vessels were dangerously approaching California, Oregon and Washington.

13. "Atomic this and atomic that" In those days, the harnessing of nuclear power, was also a marketing event for merchants that wanted to use the name "atomic" on everything.

"The mushroom trumpets of Armageddon" This description shows a powerful mushroom cloud after the atom-bomb explosion, as if heralding the start of Armageddon.

"The day the sun peaked twice" This is in reference to the Alamogordo,N.M., blast, the first nuclear explosion in man's history, when Brigadier General Thomas F. Farrell, described the explosion, which is quoted in "The Day the Sun Rose Twice" by Ferenc M. Szasz, pg. 88.

"After a blasting orient destruction" This is about the two atomic explosions in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.


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