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[title] => Harlem or Heaven
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[bodytext] => Harlem or Heaven March 10, 2005 In a quiet mind, memories stirred Of a life lived with no regrets and quick steps Re-telling his story to generations new He chuckled, amazed at how time flew And he leaned in close, his voice a raspy whisper "It was a different world back then" he said "My neighborhood was flush with automobiles Like we'd never seen before! And it's hard to 'magine Streets with no cars but it was so, And in my home we had a radio And television too! Why, Friday nights we went out on the town, Manhattan like you'd never seen! A city only in your dreams! Skyscrapers all aglow, you know And lively music pouring onto the street Those dancing, smoking, drinking clubs Stayed open all night for fast paced parties Flappers and vamps and modern women Men with money and time and no care at all Well, we were proud and didn't never hide our pride! This was new, this was entertainment! An explosion of art, literature, and poetry The music and theatre and dance And, we talked about history and politics and publications and ideas Writers and their writings, artists and their paintings But most of all, Musicians and their jazz! Life had changed! We was casting off the old and seeking the new, You know, we was the generation that expected more from life! We was roaring with fun and optimism, well We was always on those carnival rides with bright lights It had a flair, our jovial life! And looking back on those good times I know I'd go back in a heartbeat I'd choose Harlem over Heaven, yeah... There's your story you hope everyone sees Why, there's your story of the roaring twenties." [comments] => 3 [counter] => 211 [topic] => 54 [informant] => calista [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 10 [ratings] => 2 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => happypoetry )
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