Best Provolone Poems

We strolled hand in hand
along Naples cobbled streets
beneath nearly blown- off linen sheets
Hanging  from old  balconies.

Street musicians played their bagpipes
ciaramellas,mandarins
In this southern bustling city
where the crowd will never sleep.

Blessed by silent moments
in Duomo di San Gennaro
I knelt down on my knees
Prayed for health...

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Yesterday I saw a very creepy mouse, 
Sneaking right through my front door, 
He was wearing tails and a top black hat 
And dragging a large suitcase too 

When he saw me, he run inside, 
And past me he sped so fast, 
Into the kitchen...

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I could smell that fresh baked dough, rising up 
through the air. Created from double zero flour,
from Italy, carefully prepared.

A fine effort, was made to preserve this delicious
perfection. A secret recipe handed down from 
generation, to generation.

All the spices were fresh, to create an awesome
flavor....

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My favorite dining place in town is a place called La Baguette.
'Tis a quaint French café and I haven't found its equal yet.
They serve the most scrumptious French onion soup west of Gay Paree,
And it is slurped by discriminating snobs as well as we bourgeoisie!

They...

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today I was shopping
in a moment found spotless
a basket of groceries...
a list in my hand..
old music piped in
the lyrics forgotten
from a favorite rock band 

today I was shopping
when my thoughts interrupted
the reach of my hand
your face and your laughter
popped into my head

there on the shelf
in...

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Chilled Pinot Grigio and Chianti
on each side of the long table,
twenty seats for twenty guests;
Antipasto with zesty dressing...
colorful vegetables with chunks
of sharp provolone and hard salami...
to be served with crunchy bread,
the kind that grandmother used to bake.
 

Oh, wait the Creamy Alfredo with chicken and...

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Toasted Italian bread. Yum!
I love tuna, but
today - beef and provolone,
mayo, onions, greens. . . .
I open my mouth 
and insert  
Foot!

Written April 27
for Gwendolen Rix' contest:
"Fast Food Epulaeryu"...

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Salami, Pastrami; or Provolone,
" Oh , Pepperoni, I Don't Know."
A Cream~Cheese Delight Disaster
Knowing My Mind Has Just Went,
Bubble~Gum. Dog gone it!!!...

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Those are not the scent of roses in the breeze.
It is more like the smell of aged provolone cheese.
It wavers along with some olive oil and oregano.
Those are some scents I already know.

Who is lurking nearby do I suppose?
It is none other than my dear...

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I often wonder slightly,
     as I close the fridge door nightly,
is there more to know about produce,
     so innocent next to juice?
Does the mayo fight the milk jug?
     Does the ketchup dance out...

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I was hoping to give you a Cheddar life
But it was never Gouda 'nough 
Mozzarella I could never cheese you
But being provolone, it's tough...

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There are many items in an Italian deli.
Numerous meats and cheeses are a delicacy.
Anyone can see several types of salami.
There are plenty of delicious things for you and me.
With breads and rolls, Prosciutto, Cappicolo, Coteghino,
everything they have there makes a beautiful scene.
The Italians have what...

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The moral mortgage of mice and men 

Yours truly quite astute,
especially regarding cute
little field mice, also known 
as meadow voles,
which imprecation one doth emote,
when aforementioned animal burrows inside
leaving pellet size poop in their wake
suddenly presenting a pain in the glute.

Analogous to swiss cheese
fecklessness riddled Homo...

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Shredder aurora
An uni, muenster swisses
into the feta


On the glowing dawn
A gorgonzolaing cheese calls
the moo cow kisses


Meandering thoughts
A pale provolone cuddles
italian couples


3/16/19
written word by James Edward Lee Sr. © 2019...

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Tea kettle steam and curtseys greet queenly company.
"Quaint" dainty danishes are dazzlingly displayed
with quintessential utensils and dishes.
Stenciled place cards display exclusive names.
Respective guests, formally dressed, rest with "poise."
Facing "platinum" plates gently lie on lace doilies.
Coral lilies bloom "perfume" from a porcelain vase.
Imagination's "quay" traces Teacup...

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