Oh my friend you cannot be fifty..... <br />I guess we now just ageing hippies! <br />And as we made our timely entrances <br />Age of Aquarius, what's the chances? <br />My friend and I had matching partners <br />Village people, but now with paunches! <br />Oh boy we still can do rock n roll <br />and we still got so much soul... <br />And in your curly black wig & bling <br />Wild thing, you make my heart sing <br />Your party was really groovy <br />Wild thing..... you move me...... <br />And as the DJ began to play <br />Those one hit wonders of the day <br />Oh my gosh, not 'Pop Music, <br />Talk about pop, pop music! ' <br />Then to Grease, what sing alongs <br />And Rocky Horror, love those songs <br />Kylie screaming out Locomotion <br />The chain ended in commotion <br />Poor old Sally ended up in the pool <br />Party animals can be so cruel <br />Oh yes, of course we did Abba <br />Knew all the words to Mama Mia <br />What a celebration of your half century <br />My friend you mean the world to me! <br />(For Pedro -28.10.1958)<br /><br />Tia Maria<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/party-of-the-half-century/
