Vogue

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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Author's Note

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

Reviews

[Nadia Gerassimenko]

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

[Kelly Scheppers]

I bet you could feel your foot tapping to the sound of that big band swing...how infectious it must have been! Thank you, Nadia!

[Dara]

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!

[Kelly Scheppers]

It was an awful lot of fun writing it...I felt like I was going back into the future! Thank you, Dara...thank you so much!

[andrew mitchell]

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!!!

[Kelly Scheppers]

It's amazing what you can find on the internet, isn't it? Our parents would be amazed at how far we've come! Thank you, Andrew!

[Alfred Kukitz]

Nice work Kelly! Out of your usual mold but a "little masterwork" in history and times.

Love,
Al

[Kelly Scheppers]

I feel honored that I was able to capture it. It's good to step away from our "mold" every now and again, and to have friends take notice! A thousand thank you's, dear soul!

[Alfred Kukitz]

I would never miss anything you write. You are a great writer!
Regards,
Al

[R Smith]

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 :)

[Kelly Scheppers]

That was back when there was life before a TV remote! Lol, oh how funny that must seem to kids today. I prefer the black & white classics...and Casablanca, I still watch it every time I can! I'm thrilled you enjoyed this, Richard...thank you!

[R Smith]

you are always welcome Kelly :)

[sereenaoutloud]

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!!

[Kelly Scheppers]

I liked the style of the dress back then, how women wore the pencil skirts and the wide brimmed hats, with lots of fur. Thank you, darlin!

[sereenaoutloud]

Kelly, this is how i picture you girlie, your writes Create this image I have!! Audrey Hepburn with sass lol

[Kelly Scheppers]

How funny!! That period of time has always spoke to me...how I'd love to be a lounge singer, sitting atop a Steinway piano in my designer gown with lots and lots of bling!! ...thank you, darlin!

[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

[Kelly Scheppers]

I'd love to have a rewind of years, that would transport me into another time...wouldn't it be great to hear those big band sounds all for the price of a coke? Thank you, dear Alf! x

[alf]

AAAAAAAAAAAAbsluuuuuuuuuutely!!!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

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.

[Kelly Scheppers]

She was an incredible actress, but her private life was another story. I agree, Jacob...they were indeed two of the best movies! Thank you so much!

[Adam Adams]

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!

[Kelly Scheppers]

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

[Adam Adams]

I'm terribly sorry 'bout your parents. Pardon me, I didn't know of it.
Yes, you're right, they'd have been proud of you even they still proud of you, after all, the glimpse of their love's found in you; the blissful blessings of their's just resided to your breath. So, it's true, they're and would always be with you with much blessings.

May God bless you, Kelly!

[AaronFreitas]

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!

[Kelly Scheppers]

I am so thankful my mother never woke me up in the middle of the night with "hanger" issues! Lol, thanks so much, Aaron! I prefer the B & W, too! ; )