Shirley Hawkins Poet Rhyme

The Glory of the Knickerbocker

Knickerbocker Glory
There's a story
How it got it's name
It originated in New York
In the early 1900s', so I've heard talk.
After a Hotel painted pink and cream
Gave rise to the Knickerbocker Glory dessert dream
The Knickerbocker Hotel sounds absurd
The Knickerbocker Glory is the name I heard,
It was a popular place
To embrace
Until the 1920s, when business decreased
And this glorious hotel deceased,
They made a dessert all pink and white
So every palate could delight
In the glory and the flavour
And savour,
Memories of times gone by
When people just like you and I
Wanted to preserve the Knickerbocker story
With a decadent sundae in all its glory.

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Evelyn Judy Buehler July 16, 2021 at 8:03 PM What an interesting bit of history! I googled it and found pictures of the hotel and mouthwatering dessert. A splendid poem. :)

Rico Leffanta July 15, 2021 at 11:16 AM Though knicker balkers are still welcomed in society . . . Shirley Hawkins July 15, 2021 at 5:10 PM Anything goes these days....