Then and Now
World at War
By: Charles Giuliano - Jun 29, 2016
Then and Now
Growing up absurd
The 1940s
Parented by
Greatest Generation
World at war
Fear of the Bomb
By the 1950s
Dreams of the Future
Tomorrowland
A Disney show
Selling fantasy
Man on the Moon
Futurama
Cars with fins
Pop’s short
Gaudy Cadillac
Baby blue convertible
Mom’s
Two toned Dodge
Mink coat
Frozen food
Peas in winter
Not canned
Status symbols
A better time
Just over horizon
Science and technology
That better day
Is now but
Not all that great
So much was simple
Stunning clarity
Taking time
Family gatherings
Saying Grace
Home cooked meals
Dad making sauce
No fast food
Radio before television
So primitive
Yet galvanic
Compared to the glut
Onslaught of media
Obscene politics
World teetering
Back to Fascism
Fanaticism
Xenophobia
Global migrations
What we grew up with
Full circle
Fought and died
For freedom and progress
The now that seems
Not as great as
Before