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Second Choice

The restaurant was noisy; We shouted when we talked. If I had been from Boise, I’m sure I would have balked. But all the hungry tourists Outside Katz’s formed a line. For deli, we’re not purists So the other place seemed fine. The food was mediocre; The service merely fair, But rain was the provoker So we ended up in there. Yet it was what we needed, A refuge from the wet So convenience superseded The pastrami we’d not get.

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Andrea Dietrich

Date: 8/8/2017 3:02:00 PM

hahaha. So clever you are, Ilene!!

Ilene Bauer
Date: 8/9/2017 4:59:00 PM

thank you, dear andrea!

Lim'Rik Flats

Date: 8/8/2017 9:33:00 AM

:-) touche´ Come and visit us down in Boise. We'll go out on the town. We've got all the world's exotics, and, of course, our claim-to-fame crown. Potatoes to plump up the partition, between the ribs and the rump,and we can throw in a side of beef that'll get ya over the hump! I doubt that we have a top rated deli though! Cheerios! ~ john

Ilene Bauer
Date: 8/9/2017 4:59:00 PM

are you really from boise, john? i just used that to rhyme with noisy - hope i didn't ruffle your feathers. i'm sure i'd enjoy visiting, though! i love getting comments from you...

M. L. Kiser

Date: 8/8/2017 7:25:00 AM

Well, you must go back and get that Pastrami; lovely piece of work that I really enjoyed.

Ilene Bauer
Date: 8/9/2017 4:56:00 PM

if i can get there when the crowds aren't there, it would be worth the trip, but it's been advertised too much for that to happen. thank you for taking the time to comment...

Russell Sivey

Date: 8/8/2017 4:55:00 AM

What a grand write my friend! I enjoyed reading this illustrious poem this morning! What a fabulous piece, Great Work!!

Ilene Bauer
Date: 8/9/2017 4:55:00 PM

thank you, russell! i appreciate the comment...

Anita Harris

Date: 8/7/2017 9:13:00 PM

I love the rhyming of "mediocre" and "provoker".

Ilene Bauer
Date: 8/9/2017 4:54:00 PM

yes, i had fun with that one! thanks for noticing, anita...

Sunlite Wanter

Date: 8/7/2017 6:54:00 PM

Were you worried about that garlic in the pastrami? LOL. I could just feel that rain coming down.

Ilene Bauer
Date: 8/9/2017 4:53:00 PM

ha! the pastrami restaurant has become a real tourist go-to and i don't think it's really as great as it's cracked up to be. it probably would have been better than where we ended up, though. thank you for your comment...

Jan Allison

Date: 8/7/2017 6:04:00 PM

I guess you won't be dashing back if the food wasn't good but it was respite from the rain. I love pastrami and gherkin in an sandwich and now I feel hungry lol:-) hugs Jan x

Ilene Bauer
Date: 8/9/2017 4:52:00 PM

hmmm - pastrami and gherkin is a combo i've never tried, but it sounds interesting. to me, the company always takes precedence over the food, so the restaurant served its purpose. thanks for writing, jan...