Memento Poem, Poem, Theme Prompt

August 15, 1965: Tickets To Ride

Nancy's Notes 🖊️♬

Written for David’s Weave Written Weekly #195
where Marion asks us to write a Memento Poem.
I have chosen to write about the day my mother
surprised me with tickets to see The Beatles.
This is my Memento Poem. Thanks, Marion!

© NSU Records

My mother looked into my eyes,
“Hurry now, get ready,
let’s go!”
Be still my heart! What a surprise!
Bright lights, feeling heady.
The show!

The Lads ran out, a group of four;
the best in all the land.
They sang,
we barely heard above the roar
“I Want To Hold Your Hand”.
Hearts rang!

NAR©2026
#W3

Nancy’s Notes: Memento, created by Emily Romano, is a poem about a holiday, anniversary or memorable event, consisting of two stanzas as follows: 8 syllables for line one; 6 syllables for line two; and 2 syllables for line three. This is repeated twice for each stanza. The rhyme scheme is a/b/c/a/b/c for each of the two stanzas.

This is “Ticket To Ride” by The Beatles

W3 Prompt #195: Wea’ve Written Weekly

All text and graphics are copyright for Nancy Richy and are not to be used without permission. NAR©2017-present.

50 thoughts on “August 15, 1965: Tickets To Ride”

  2. Nancy — this feels so alive to me. The way “Hurry now, get ready, let’s go!” turns into “we barely heard above the roar” captures that sudden shift from ordinary time into shared astonishment!

    ~David

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply

    1. Thanks so very much, David! It’s true; the noise level was unlike anything I ever experienced, before or since, even at the loudest heavy metal concerts. It was relentless and didn’t stop for the duration of the show. We heard snatches of songs and that was enough for us. The joy and thrill of being in the same place at the same time with the Beatles was more than any of us in that arena could ever hope for. Someone needs to be a bona fide Beatlemaniac to truly grasp the reality of that phenomenon. That day was the most electrifying experience in my young life.

      Liked by 1 person

      Reply

      1. My children’s Godfather is a big Beatles fan. He even wrote a book about the Beatles that was used as a text in a music history class. My sons were the only kids that had ever heard of the Beatles when they were in elementary school!

        Liked by 1 person

        Reply

    1. Michele, I never actually set out to “convert” my friends, but when that happens, it’s a real bonus! I’m delighted to know you’re enjoying the music of the Beatles. They have a varied and impressive collection of songs to choose from. Thank you, Michele. I hope you keep listening for a long time to come. 💛🪲🎶

      Liked by 1 person

      Reply

  19. WOW … what a fabulous experience for a young lass, Nancy … I was fortunate enough to see the Rolling Stones, at the Kooyong Tennis Centre in 1973 … an afternoon outdoor concert in January, it was 39’C …

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply

Tell me what you're thinking. 🖊️