Lawrence Hall
Dispatches for the Colonial Office
1970
When I came home I was asked
by a boyhood friend
“I haven’t seen you lately;
where have you been?”
I’m still wondering about
that
Showing posts with label 1970s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1970s. Show all posts
Friday, July 18, 2025
1970 - poem
Friday, August 4, 2017
The 1970s - poem
Lawrence Hall
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A giant Hannibalian elephant
Descending from the alps slowly to die
In the valley of the Po, pricked about
Bellowing outrage in its agonies
Of leisure suits and suburban barbed wire
Recorded on minutes of missing tapes
As polyester doubleknits await
A bump-up in the daily gasoline line
Hubris rotting in the dust of the age
And did you hear they’ve raised the minimum wage?
mhall46184@aol.com
The 1970s
A giant Hannibalian elephant
Descending from the alps slowly to die
In the valley of the Po, pricked about
Bellowing outrage in its agonies
Of leisure suits and suburban barbed wire
Recorded on minutes of missing tapes
As polyester doubleknits await
A bump-up in the daily gasoline line
Hubris rotting in the dust of the age
And did you hear they’ve raised the minimum wage?
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