Haiku & History: In the Summer Following My Birth

The World Changed In The

Summer Following My Birth

Nothing Changed at All

In the summer following my birth, the world changed.  

• Marilyn Monroe sang “Happy Birthday Mr. President.”
• Marilyn Monroe died.
• Adolph Eichmann was hung.
• Spider Man was born.
• Sam Walton opened the first Wal-Mart in Arkansas.
• Doctors inserted the first silicone breast implants.
• Diane Nash’s defiance forced a Mississippi court to back down.
• Cpl. Roman Ducksworth was murdered by a Mississippi policeman.
• Andy Warhol opened his first solo show.
• William Faulkner died.
• The Rolling Stones played their first gig as a band.
• The Shirelles hit number one with “Soldier Boy.”
• Court ordered Ole Miss to enroll James Meredith.
• Ole Miss blocked James Meredith’s enrollment.
• The Jetsons premiered.
• The Beverly Hillbillies premiered.
• The Red-bellied gracile mouse opossum became extinct.
• The Earth’s population hit 3 Billion.

In the summer following my birth, nothing changed at all.

Writing Prompt Thanks to Putting My Feet in the Dirt