Jack Ellison Poet Quatrain

Ice Cream For Seniors

Got an ice cream cone in one hand
While typing with the other
Why does ice cream make us seniors
Keep on begging for another!

Isn't ice cream only for kiddies?
Wow! That's surely not the case
Seen old folks down a chocolate sundae
Beg for more with a messy face!

Maybe it makes us feel younger
Or it's simply just a treat
As we lick away like a spaniel
A sensation that can't be beat!

Not shy about our craving
We'd fight for another scoop
There's other ways to try it 
Imagine ice cream in vegetable soup?

So stay away from old folks
When they're lining up for some
They'll push and shove and step on you
For a scoop of butterscotch rum!



© Jack Ellison 2012

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Laura Breidenthal December 13, 2022 at 12:39 PM A chilly, delicious pleasure of life! Don’t blame them—everyone I know loves it. So many flavors to choose from. Always, Laura Jack Ellison December 13, 2022 at 2:11 PM When the ice cream truck cometh! Yea Haw! Lovesies, Happy Jack XOX

Russell Sivey January 7, 2013 at 11:09 AM Wow, yes, the older you get the more you love ice-cream...it's a mathematical fascination...exponentially shown! I believe you as I love ice-cream a lot more than I did when I was younger! This is an outstanding and magnificent poem Jack! What a powerful message of truth! Great Work!! Jack Ellison January 7, 2013 at 4:37 PM Yum yum! Who was the genius that first came up with this wonderful stuff! He or she deserves a special citation! LOL

Carol Eastman January 7, 2013 at 10:57 AM Ice cream is my passion... My puppy's will run me over if I don't give them their share in a hurry. Yum! Yum! PS. My Trolls are interested in becoming techs... I'm afraid to see what they will do... There they go... taking my vacuum apart again... Gotta go! Jack Ellison January 7, 2013 at 4:34 PM I would be afraid, very very afraid if I were you! I'm concerned... LOL

Toquyen Harrell January 7, 2013 at 6:49 AM Lol, I'd be staying away from that line. Don't want to be run over :). Ice cream is so good in the summer time. Any time I guess. My favorite place to have ice cream is Braum's. And I would have a banana split. It's heavenly. I am surprised to hear that seniors still enjoy ice cream. I thought they would grow out of it :). Cute one, Jack. Enjoyed! Jack Ellison January 7, 2013 at 8:31 AM Ice cream is one of the staples in my diet! Cathie is even more addicted than I am! LOL We don't have a Braum's up here! Here it's Baskin Robbins! Same stuff different name... hugs, Jack xox