The transitional seventies: a time to be young,
Of radical innovation: hair dyed pink and green, spiked.
Dancing to Glam Rock on six-inch platforms.
Bolan, Bowie, John, Slade: quintessentially seventies.
Visionary individualists; lifestyle icons, hero worshipped;
Their faces on young girls' tee shirts, a generation inspired.
Gaudy tank-tops, striped; clashing bell bottoms
Copied from catwalk. Candles continually sold out:
Scargill induced strikes, you see; a time of three day weeks.
Gender revolution: equal pay, role reversal.
Girls in men's suits, hair cropped. Flowing curls and makeup for boys.
Sexual free expression - the rise of Whitehouse nemesis.
Of those long-lost seventies, often I find
Legacies disguised in creative newness:
Like in this season's boot-cut, echoes of bells.
I grew up in the seventies and you've summed it all up in a nutshell, well done :-).
ReplyDeleteThank you Windsmoke.
DeleteIt was a memorable time for me too :)
Unreal! What it was! What it is! What it will be! Check you two out! Keep truckin!
ReplyDeleteWhat a flash back! :O
Hi Gnome,
DeleteMany thanks. I enjoyed writing this one, it brought back some happy memories :)
I became middle-aged in the seventies, but it was a good time for me. You bring it all back so clearly. Thanks for.
ReplyDeleteThank you Dave.
DeleteIt was the photo that prompted me. I came across it while sorting through my old album and just HAD to write something!
wow such a refreshing write ... :) I can relate to this too.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks Celestial Dreamz.
DeleteIt seems I've jogged a few memories with this.
It feels good to have found some common ground with everyone :)
Ah yes I remember it well, Those were the days!
ReplyDeleteReally good to hear from you again Austin.
DeleteThose were indeed the days. Wouldn't mind re-living them, if only for a day!!
You are right the seventies was indeed 'a time to be young' everything was just vibe,vibe,vibe!! People seemed more alive and filled with joy - well, that's what I remember of the 70's anyway. Brilliant write Ygraine. what a lovely photograph!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Rose!
ReplyDeleteI still remember the seventies with fondness. I suppose all the programmes on BBC at present have prompted all these images to surface in my mind.
Thought I was alone in thinking everything seems less alive these days. So glad I'm not!
Thank you for sharing your feelings on the subject. I really appreciate it :)
My teen years flash before my eyes.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the memories!
... and the music will never be matched!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely LOVE this poem, and the photograph. Great work.
ReplyDeleteHi IcyHighs,
DeleteMany many thanks.
So glad you liked it :)
Hi Dale,
ReplyDeleteSo glad we have shared memories of our teenage years in the seventies.
I fully agree - the music of that era will probably remain unequalled forever.
I loved those days :)