Good ol' days...A life behind bars

The good ol' days.....

When souls were lighter

When the sun shined brighter

Van Morrison floating on the air waves

Creedence giving a voice to the red,white and brave

Bikers in denim vests

Doin' their worst and givin' their best

Sleeping under open skies

Filled with smoke and lit by stars

Highway wind showing the way,

to finding freedom behind bars

Chasing sunsets,

Chasing glory,

Now, only old photographs can tell the story..........

Of the good ol' days .....

That the OG's miss

and the young guns crave

Reviews

[The Twin Arenas]

The worst part about it is that the 70's didn't even need bikers. NOW we need them.

[BBP]

The biker's needed the 70's though! lol

Now we got a watered down culture and ego/money bikers.

[The Twin Arenas]

Bikers needed the 70's. Sage point.

[BBP]

now we need the 70's hahahaha

[mercy party]

Fantastic as expected. Although is was a bit cheery, don't you think? I crack a smile now and then too when i am reminiscent about the good 'ol days. Good stuff.

[BBP]

Thanks! Yeah I based on seventies biker days if you couldn’t tell.. so it’s me reminiscing on days I never got to live hahah

[Writer at last! Sky ~]

Good ol' days...A life behind bar the title itself very different and unique.

Chasing sunsets,
Chasing glory,
Now, only old photographs can tell the story..........

Beautiful lines......

[BBP]

Thank you..,.

The life behind bars refers to riding

[Writer at last! Sky ~]

Your most welcome :)

[Paul Bell]

Go on Bev, put your leathers on. Crank up the hog.
Give it another go. Okay forgot this was a school night. Put it away. lol

[BBP]

Sorry Paul missed this one! Lol yeah if I gave it a go... we’d all be dead lol

[Paul Bell]

You could just rev it up and make a noise.

[BBP]

That’s my specialty lol

[Paul Bell]

Should laugh. But a lamppost reversed into me yesterday. Could have sworn it wasn't there the day before. lol

[BBP]

tricky sons of b*****s lol

[Dr. YumnaKay]

;P seriously I can not relate lol seems my memory is wiped out of the good things ... still a pleasurable read for sure. ;) :)

[BBP]

LOL thanks! We just idolize the past in America. :)

[Dr. YumnaKay]

I wouldn't blame you guys given the circumstances hahahah 😜

[BBP]

We're a nostalgic country! :)

[Dr. YumnaKay]

😛 'cauae you got trumped lol jk 😂😂

[Ted Kniffen]

To quote John Kay;

I like smoke and lightning
Heavy metal thunder
Racin' with the wind
And the feelin' that I'm under

The good old days...Assassinations...riots in the streets...Vietnam...the Summer of Love...Kent State...Woodstock.

CCR said 'better run through the jungle'. Just never said where the jungle was.

What made them what they were was the fact that we were young and everything was new to us.
Life was an adventure.

From 'Born to be Wild' we've gone to 'Born to be Mild'

Did we change the world? If we did I'm not sure it was for the better.

Good write. BBP

[BBP]

There's bullshit in every generation. your's wasn;t simple it was just less diluted.

[Einstein Noodle]

your poem brings me back ...all that devil may care bravado turned to much gratitude to have survived ...mostly intact ;) love Van and Creedence and many more for sure ... interestingly the strongest part of this poem for me is in the title "....A life behind bars" and in the poem "...finding freedom..." there ... so very much of life and freedom belong to the mind alone ... sure enjoy the remeniscing by reading your poem ..very nice trip ;))
E.
ps. showing my ignorance .. :} what does OG stand for ...

[BBP]

Thank you! Glad it could take you back! And no worries, OG means like an old school guy.

[Einstein Noodle]

ahahaha well that would be me i guess ;}

[BBP]

It's a good thing lol

[Einstein Noodle]

:) ...................

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yes, the rush...Van Morrison singing about my first love, my Brown Eyed Girl...the riots at SIU in Spring of 1970---"Who'll stop the rain" playing in the background...i am there again, and here in your poem---

[BBP]

Thanks J! It's an amazing compliment to be able to bring you back with my writing! :)

So glad you liked it.

[The Iron Horseman]

I seem to recall that the good old days involved a lot of near-death experiences! But we all still crave that adrenaline rush. :)
Nicely done. You recreated the atmosphere very well.

[BBP]

Thanks Iron! It was a time worth going back to!

[The Maverick]

The good old days help build today's. When we are young we are brave, when we are older we grow cautious and less brave and wiser.
Nice one. Thanks.

[BBP]

And society gets a little more fucked with each passing generation..... leaves you longing for the good ol days!

Thanks for the read. :)