THE ELECTRIC CLIMATE
The reassurance
of recall
The bright lips
of yesterday
Nostalgia says
This is how
it should have been
This is how
it should be,
remembered
For the price of admission:
the splendor of phay-rows
& scarabs
Sunbursts above & below
Theda Bara
Vitality in the decor
of the era
We returned home
to old time radio
traditional Buick quality art
deco rage
No home was complete
without flamboyant
statuettes
Graced by plaster maidens
in the modern mode
We built everything
as if
we
had to use
it
ourselves
Four adults
in the back seat
Bob Hope
& the Lehman Legacy
We lived better
electrically
Air conditioners
with slumber speed
Stereo
with concert tone
Easy gas economy
staffed & maintained
in perpetuity
by private funds
Come live
in the electric
climate
Get away
to places
you thought
you never could
Joyride
with Lucifer
at our test site
in Nevada
Smoke Old Gold Filters
tobaccah flavah
Belair Filter Kings &
Filter Longs & Wilbur Mills
a unique creation
of our governmental system
Wilbur Mills
caught splashing
late one night
in the reflection pool
You can’t pay
for a nice place
to live
You can’t always
get what you want
save for GE
Come live
the electric climate
We’ll delight you
with the old
Excite you
with the new
in Japanese
There are all kinds
of automatic circuits
Speed-O-vision:
So you can see
everything
as soon
as you get up
or
See-&-forget tuning:
Adjust sound and picture
just once
get it
That Way
every time
or
Convenience features
to save you work
Remote control
forward & reverse
Some with clocks
that put us
to sleep
Others with clocks
to wake us up
Yes, yes, Nanette
Busby Berkeley’s Girls
Glitter Again
It’s all here
in black & white
The past is etched
in clarity
Purity
transcends
Truth
Sure only
of the grips
we have let go
–Lady K