Best Gelato Poems

Walking in Milano
On a guided city tour,
I wasn't really certain
What delights would be in store:

A castle (or castello)
Which displayed, as quite a perk,
An unusual Pieta,
Michelangelo's last work.

A massive carved cathedral
And a mall with fancy shops
Filled with Prada and Armani
(Not my normal browsing stops)

And a modern...

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I guess we get what we deserve
But Delta has a lot of nerve
To serve “gelato” with their meal
As if the stuff were somewhat real.

The days I spent in Italy,
Gelaterias luring me,
Have spoiled me truly and I’ll miss
My daily double scoop of bliss.

Departing Venice in the...

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So here I am in Lecco,
An Italian lakeside town -
Charming, quaint and so idyllic
No one seems to wear a frown.

What could make the day more perfect?
Keep me in that happy zone?
Why, the answer's very simple -
Some gelato in a cone!

With gelaterias popping up
On every other...

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Hazelnut, again, but this time
Coconut was shelved
And chocolate the new flavor
Into which I gladly delved.

Como was the town, right on
The very famous lake,
A place I'd always hoped to see
On trips I'd planned to take.

My father served in WWII
And this is where he fought,
At least that...

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