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The Good Old Days

The Good Old Days

Momma tended bar

And Pops played guitar

He was gonna make it to Tennessee

And sing at the Grand Ole Opry

I grew up on Cash, Willie, Merle and Dolly

Like them, I longed to be free

I sit on the porch steps singin’

Reminiscin’

About the good old days when times were bad

There wasn’t much we had

But we were happy

Just us three

Now I play guitar for my kid

Just like Pops did

Never did make it to Tennessee

But we’re happy and free

About “The Good Old Days”:

This poem is a response to Kevin’s No Theme Thursday prompts for the week. You guys know I love his prompts since they are image based and I saw this image and knew I had to use it. I’m a really big fan of country music so when I saw this image the words just came to me. And do check out Kevin’s blog to see all the image prompts for the week!

This poem was inspired by multiple of my favourite country songs. Including “The Good Old Days When Times Were Bad” by Dolly Parton. I absolutely adore her and wrote an assignment on this song back when I was studying country music in university. I don’t know if it’s a particularly popular song but I absolutely love it.

What did you think of this prompt image and my poetry response? Are you a fan of country music? Let me know in the comments located below because I would absolutely love to hear from you. Or simply just stop by and say hi!

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88 responses to “The Good Old Days”

  1. Silent Knight Avatar
    Silent Knight

    Hi☺️🤭😎.

    Reply
    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Hi 👋🏼🤭

      Reply
  2. Warren Avatar
    Warren

    papa was a rolling stone just popped into my head after reading….love that…

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    1. whysprs Avatar
      whysprs

      Lol i was kinda thinking about the song about the squeeze box lol

      Reply
    2. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Oh I love that song.

      Reply
  3. John Avatar
    John

    I love this poem, Pooja! ❤️😊

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thank you! ❤️

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      1. John Avatar
        John

        😊😊

        Reply
  4. Kevin Avatar
    Kevin

    Outstanding, Pooja! Love it. 👏👏👏

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks so much!

      Reply
      1. Kevin Avatar
        Kevin

        😊😊

        Reply
  5. thomasstigwikman Avatar
    thomasstigwikman

    That’s a great poem. 🏆🏆🏆

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thank you so much ☺️

      Reply
  6. ianscyberspace Avatar
    ianscyberspace

    Dolly and Kenny Rogers are great singing together too.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      They absolutely are, both fantastic.

      Reply
  7. Milena Alien Avatar
    Milena Alien

    Country roads, take me home to the place I belong… Song by John Denver playing in my head when I see this picture and read the poem in response…

    Reply
    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      I love that song, my dad listened to it a lot when I was growing up.

      Reply
      1. Milena Alien Avatar
        Milena Alien

        I didn’t know that it was that popular

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        1. Pooja G Avatar
          Pooja G

          Yeah, I think it’s really popular especially with older generations.

          Reply
  8. vermavkv Avatar
    vermavkv

    Nice poem.

    Reply
    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thank you.

      Reply
  9. Arjun Avatar
    Arjun

    Good poem, for a moment I thought you had kids. 😀 PS: Just kidding

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks so much. Lol absolutely not 😅

      Reply
      1. Arjun Avatar
        Arjun

        You are welcome, keep writing 🙂

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        1. Pooja G Avatar
          Pooja G

          You too 🙂

          Reply
  10. Kajal Avatar
    Kajal

    ❤️❤️

    Reply
    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      ❤️😊

      Reply
  11. marouabourni Avatar
    marouabourni

    Country vibes.. Great poem Pooja🔥

    Reply
    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks so much 😊

      Reply
  12. Janine (J9) Nijs Avatar
    Janine (J9) Nijs

    Great poem!

    Reply
    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks so much!

      Reply
  13. J M Negi Avatar
    J M Negi

    Lovely lines, enjoyable and truly cute ones. Thanks.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thank you so much.

      Reply
  14. Opher Avatar
    Opher

    Nice rhythm to it!!

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thank you!

      Reply
  15. Joseph Glidden Avatar
    Joseph Glidden

    Nice poem. Dolly Parton has a treasure trove of songwriting gems.

    I thought since the guy was wearing a sarape that he might be from Mexico and playing a folk song.

    Reply
    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks so much. Yes, absolutely. She’s incredible.

      Oh true, he could have had that vibe too. For me, he just seemed very country.

      Reply
  16. Sadje Avatar
    Sadje

    A wonderful poem Pooja

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks so much.

      Reply
      1. Sadje Avatar
        Sadje

        It’s always a pleasure

        Reply
  17. byngnigel Avatar
    byngnigel

    Wonderful poem, PoojaG. I grew up Ina musically gifted family. So this hit right on the sweet spot. Many evenings..and Kate nights were spent just playing guitar and singing. Days at the beach were always a mini concert. My brother’s always seem to have their guitar with them, even to this day. And some of them are grandad’s now. 😜

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks so much. That’s so lovely. I’m learning guitar right now but still not so good at it. Haha the music never goes away no matter how old we get 😅

      Reply
      1. byngnigel Avatar
        byngnigel

        True… I’m sure you’ll get the hang of the guitar. Like everything else, it’s all about consistency. Keep applying yourself. One day you’ll drop some bars for us on WP. 😜👏👏

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        1. Pooja G Avatar
          Pooja G

          Haha I really hope so 😅

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          1. byngnigel Avatar
            byngnigel

            😂 you got this. 🙏🙏

            Reply
  18. Stella Reddy Avatar
    Stella Reddy

    Morning Pooja! Great poem and I love the graphic!! 🌞
    I am not much into country music, tho I like some of the older stuff, especially Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton.
    Hope you are having a good one!

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks so much! The older stuff is the best when it comes to country. Thanks and hope you are too!

      Reply
      1. Stella Reddy Avatar
        Stella Reddy

        🌞 It is an awesome day do far…

        Reply
  19. Brian, Snarebox Avatar
    Brian, Snarebox

    You wrote that? It feels like an actual country song to me!

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks so much! Lol, I could totally be a country musician 😅

      Reply
      1. Brian, Snarebox Avatar
        Brian, Snarebox

        Your first album could be Pooja on the Porch!

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        1. Pooja G Avatar
          Pooja G

          Omg that’s perfect!

          Reply
  20. DEVANG UPADHYAYA Avatar
    DEVANG UPADHYAYA

    Lovely poem

    Lovely response

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    1. DEVANG UPADHYAYA Avatar
      DEVANG UPADHYAYA

      Dropped country music ages ago.

      I like bhajans/ spiritual and EDM. Two completely different generes.

      EDM because I prefer music

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      1. Pooja G Avatar
        Pooja G

        EDM isn’t for me but I know lots of people really enjoy it. For me, it’s more about the lyrics that why I love country.

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        1. DEVANG UPADHYAYA Avatar
          DEVANG UPADHYAYA

          Cool

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    2. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks so much.

      Reply
  21. Eugi Avatar
    Eugi

    What a stunning poem, Pooja! It bring on memories of simpler times. Love it!

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thank you so much, so glad you enjoyed it!

      Reply
      1. Eugi Avatar
        Eugi

        You’re welcome, Pooja.

        Reply
  22. Kymber Hawke Avatar
    Kymber Hawke

    I love old country because it’s what I grew up on. My parents took me and my sister to the Grand Ole Opry when I was seven and I loved it so much! They also took me to see Loretta Lynn when I was a child, too. Those were good times.

    Thank you so much for taking me down memory lane! 🩷🌷

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thank you so much! That’s so cool, I’ve always wanted to see the Grand Ole Opry. So glad this brought back those good memories 😊💕

      Reply
  23. utahan15 Avatar
    utahan15

    dad caught the bus
    to go to work
    and there was no fuss
    a morning man legally blind
    color blind too
    ruined to by extreme poverty
    he looked at me
    and said
    what ru gonna do?
    and to this day
    i do not have a fucking
    clue Poojerz~

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      I don’t think most of us have a fucking clue when it comes to life.

      Reply
      1. utahan15 Avatar
        utahan15

        nope cos who made who. literally. dad was 63 and mom was 48 . don t be too sad. cos gudka still needs that gupta. ha!

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      2. utahan15 Avatar
        utahan15

        read from cue cards.

        Reply
  24. Narisa Wahlang Avatar
    Narisa Wahlang

    Great poem Pooja. ✨
    It’s so cool to know you studied country music in Uni.
    It must have been so much fun.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks so much. Yup, lots of fun. I studied country music, hip hop, pop etc.

      Reply
  25. Mark Edward Jabbour Avatar
    Mark Edward Jabbour

    Love Country music! especially Outlaw Country of Waylon Jennings. He and Willie Nelson would play the club I tended bar in back in the early 70’s, in Denver. Good times. cheers.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      That is so cool, I love them both especially Willie. I’m a huge fan.

      Reply
  26. singlikewildflowers Avatar
    singlikewildflowers

    I enjoy your writing to these prompts! You are good at them and each time it’s always something new and interesting.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thank you so much, they’re so fun to write too!

      Reply
  27. SiriusSea Avatar
    SiriusSea

    Gosh darn tootin’ that be good writin’ (lol) kicked up my boots !! <3

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Lol! 😂

      Reply
  28. Dusty Avatar
    Dusty

    As a big an of the country genre (and your favorites that you mention)… this is really good! I would buy your album.

    Reply
    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      This is definitely my sign to put out a country album, I could totally do it lol.

      Reply
  29. Steve Avatar
    Steve

    I liked your poem. It had a real southern flavour to it! Country music is pretty great… a course on it must have been interesting. I need to post another country song, soon.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks so much. So glad to hear that it had a country feel to it, that’s what I was hoping for. Yes, you should- it’s been a while since you posted a country song. The course was great, I took a lot of music related courses and they were all very fun but also interesting.

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      1. Steve Avatar
        Steve

        You’re welcome. I will start scouring the collection to find something good and hopefully unique!

        Reply
        1. Pooja G Avatar
          Pooja G

          I’m excited to see which one you pick!

          Reply
  30. judeitakali Avatar
    judeitakali

    Beautiful flow and story. The essence of happiness 😌

    Reply
    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thank you so much. So glad you enjoyed it 😀

      Reply
  31. Aboli Mane Avatar
    Aboli Mane

    Would love to heart it at a saloon ❤️ It has that wild west feel, Pooja 😄

    Reply
    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Aw thanks, that’s awesome since it’s exactly what I was going for 😊

      Reply
  32. A & J PEI Treasures/E Jean Simpson, BEd, BA, MA Avatar
    A & J PEI Treasures/E Jean Simpson, BEd, BA, MA

    Lovely!

    Reply
    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks!

      Reply
  33. Carol anne Avatar
    Carol anne

    I like country music, but I prefer the more modern singers, like Carrie Underwood, and Miranda Lambert, that sort of thing. X

    Reply
    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      I like them too but definitely lean towards older country singers.

      Reply

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