Vanilla Malted

A treat that should be most exalted Is a real vanilla malted. Made with ice cream, milk and malt, It’s oft forgotten, by default. It must be mixed by a machine Endemic to the diner scene And served inside its silver mixer Meant for holding this elixir. Pour it in a Coke-shaped glass. Use a straw (now, don’t be crass!) Take a sip and be transported To your childhood days, distorted… For when seen through such a taste, Negatives all get erased; And once you start to reminisce, You’ll just remember days of bliss. Today I passed a luncheonette; It’s been there eighty years, I’ll bet. I thought of malteds, got the urge – For $7.50 (!), I could splurge. Happily, I did indulge And that is why I here divulge It’s worth those calories amassed For that connection to the past!