August 15, 1965: Tickets To Ride

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!

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!

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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

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