“We would like to live
as we once lived. But history will not
permit it.”
President Kennedy,
November 22, 1963
Half a century later, we allow ourselves
to be captured in time. To imagine earlier days
that must have been better days.
It was the time of our life, our nation’s life,
when idealism trumped cynicism, when
grace and beauty took their rightful place
in how we saw ourselves, how the world saw us.
Televisions were black and white,
just like the battle between good and evil.
New frontiers opened up, old prejudices broke down.
We felt that anything was possible.
The Boston accent, summers on
the Cape,
boats swaying in the bay, clam bakes and ocean waves.
The beauty of youth. It all seemed endless.
Fifty years later, we hold our memories gently
and remain wistful of that time interrupted.
Even now, we carry the promise
of possibility in our hearts
- from Boston Irish Tourism Association
