500 Pounds of Pasta

Along a Jersey creek, somebody
Made a crazy find – 
500 pounds of pasta had been 
Somehow left behind.

Whoever dumped the noodles
(Mainly elbows and spaghetti)
Isn’t known, but word got out and
There was lots of wordplay ready.

“Pastabilities were endless,”
Was reported and, as well,
“The perpetrators need
The penne-tentiary,” I heard tell.

My favorite was the mastermind
Whose capture is the aim.
Though it might be just an alias,
Al Dente is his name.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Slaughter Avatar
May 10, 2023 at 1:27 PM
As a pasta aficionado, I thoroughly love this one, Ilene.
Kingston Avatar
May 6, 2023 at 9:16 PM
This was so cute and funny. It made me chuckle. I love puns. My mother in law is 100 percent Italian. There is so much pasta everywhere when I visit, I gain 5 pounds! Maybe she knows Al Dente and has never let on.
Wolf Avatar
May 6, 2023 at 8:43 PM
Ha, ha! Super-job with this subject, Ilene. Great fun! ~ Splendor of Spaghetti
Rodrigues Avatar
May 6, 2023 at 6:38 AM
It’s just waiting to be sauced…lol :)
Allison Avatar
May 4, 2023 at 1:02 PM
absolutely priceless hymour the pasta puns are superb! a huge fave for me:-) hugs jan xx
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