Vogue

Vogue

A Poem by Kelly Scheppers
"

...the big band era of swing

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Vogue


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It was the forties -
the big band era of swing.

The lean years
of jitterbug and zoot suits,
of pin up girls and jukeboxes.
When Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry Truman
were president
and World War II had come to an end.

It was

Citizen Kane and Casablanca.
When a broad was a woman
and a woman was broad shouldered
and fur clad.
When black and white was in vogue,
and Mildred Pierce was a mystery
told in flashbacks…

and Joan Crawford
was the Mommy dearest

of them all.




photography by fanpop.com


 


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© 2015 Kelly Scheppers


Compartment 114
Compartment 114
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Author's Note

Kelly Scheppers
I googled the years in which my parents grew up as teenagers...this is what I came up with!

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Golly, that was brilliant! I felt immersed into that era effortlessly. It felt grand! Thank you for sharing!

Posted 9 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

9 Years Ago

I bet you could feel your foot tapping to the sound of that big band swing...how infectious it must .. read more
Oh to go back in time just for a day and experience it all. Love how you put it all together in this great write, Kelly. I can hear the bands playing!

Posted 9 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

9 Years Ago

It was an awful lot of fun writing it...I felt like I was going back into the future! Thank you, Da.. read more
I know of all of these themes of people you portray and you are spot on in a superb write and how scary was Joan Crawford in real life from her kids reviews. Excellent work Kelly!!!! Just Superb!!!

Posted 9 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

9 Years Ago

It's amazing what you can find on the internet, isn't it? Our parents would be amazed at how far we.. read more
Nice work Kelly! Out of your usual mold but a "little masterwork" in history and times.

Love,
Al

Posted 9 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

9 Years Ago

I feel honored that I was able to capture it. It's good to step away from our "mold" every now and .. read more
Alfred Kukitz

9 Years Ago

I would never miss anything you write. You are a great writer!
Regards,
Al
love this Kelly, those black and white movies formed a large part of my childhood years, spent many a weekend sat round the TV with the family watching all those 40s stars in some fantastic movies, (how many times have i seen Casablanca!!) great writing :)

Posted 9 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

9 Years Ago

That was back when there was life before a TV remote! Lol, oh how funny that must seem to kids toda.. read more
R Smith

9 Years Ago

you are always welcome Kelly :)
what a brilliant write and how i love movies of that era! You captured it all perfectly, picking just the right Main points to cover those years!
Love it girlie!!

Posted 9 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

9 Years Ago

I liked the style of the dress back then, how women wore the pencil skirts and the wide brimmed hats.. read more
sereenaoutloud

9 Years Ago

Kelly, this is how i picture you girlie, your writes Create this image I have!! Audrey Hepburn with .. read more
Kelly Scheppers

9 Years Ago

How funny!! That period of time has always spoke to me...how I'd love to be a lounge singer, sittin.. read more
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alf
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!~! beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!! this is a great write that has taken the fads of the day and brought them back to life!!! Love it!! Sometimes it would be nice to turn the clock back to before I was born and live those heady days!!! Great write!!! alf

Posted 9 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

9 Years Ago

I'd love to have a rewind of years, that would transport me into another time...wouldn't it be great.. read more
alf

9 Years Ago

AAAAAAAAAAAAbsluuuuuuuuuutely!!!
i was born when Truman was president, but luckily did not have a Mommy Dearest.

and when i was a kid...yes, women were referred to as "broads"

but then, we were young and dumb.

love this poem

love the nostalgia of it...and relate to most of it...

and two of the best movies ever.

Posted 9 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

9 Years Ago

She was an incredible actress, but her private life was another story. I agree, Jacob...they were i.. read more
Ah... You touch the heart again.
I'm sure, your honorable parents'd have embraced you tight when they would read this poetry written by your very flattering hand & kissed by delicate lips. Sometimes, it makes the heart feeling good to remind the time that's just lost into the dune of olden-days; somewhere into the speck of dust; into the memories; into the pieces of shattered dreams; tears; lost into the rune of historian arts... it's always meant to be written in words the way the sun gets tied up with morn. Nice imagery, Kell!

Posted 9 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

9 Years Ago

I lost them both many years ago...but I think they would have been proud! Thank you, Adams!
Adam Adams

9 Years Ago

I'm terribly sorry 'bout your parents. Pardon me, I didn't know of it.
Yes, you're right, the.. read more
That is awesome... I personally love black and white haha. Crazy to think how much different times are now than when our parents we teens. Nice work!

Posted 9 Years Ago


Kelly Scheppers

9 Years Ago

I am so thankful my mother never woke me up in the middle of the night with "hanger" issues! Lol, t.. read more

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Tags: big bands, jitterbug, zoot suits, WW11, Joan Crawford

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Kelly Scheppers
Kelly Scheppers

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