Living under the influence
of a lifestyle so exotic,
wrapped up in appearance.
An unrequited luxury,
I am the fire not the smoke show.
Inspired on a budget.
The purity of an orchid,
that magic lies in hard to grow.
You have the only one.
Such a lovely fragrant flower,
Italy’s perfect cannoli,
rich enough for my blood.
No cash but I’ve got a passport,
a little transport everywhere.
Genes define conundrum.
Too broke to get on an airplane,
too driven to be satisfied.
I’m blue collar first class.
Categories:
cannoli, culture, emotions, feelings,
Form: Free verse
Ricotta and meat cannelloni,
a pizza pie (pepperoni)
with cheesy macaroni,
followed by spumoni.
Holy cannoli!
Roly poly
full of glee
you’ll see
me!
Nov. 7, 2019
for the Rhyming Nonet Poetry Contest of charles messina
Categories:
cannoli, food,
Form: Nonet
We went swimming in our clothes.
Took off only our socks
And jumped into the deep end.
Yesterday, I laughted so hard
I started sobbing.
Do you know how frustrating it is
To bury yourself in a blanket,
Nearly choke yourself on the fabric,
And still be unable to stop laughing?
Irma doesn't make me angry anymore,
Not really,
But thinking about that weekend
Still gives me that icky,
Trapped-panicked-angry-depressed feeling.
I want to go back to the square.
Explore Underground Books,
Get a cannoli and pick and leaf off a tree.
I still have the leaf from the first time.
Slang still confuses the hell out of me.
Your slang especially.
There are 103 days
Until my first semester of college begins
And I'm no less scare of where that leaves us
Than I was a year ago.
The only person who understands all of this
Is the only one who needed to hear it.
Categories:
cannoli, 12th grade, boyfriend,
Form: Free verse
Wife yells out the door
"Don't forget the cannoli
and DON'T BACK OVER THE KIDS!"
'Alright, already!'
Another day on the job
(Gotta go murder some guy)
Richard Castellano (Clemenza) 'Leave the gun, take the cannoli' in
The Godfather Pt. I
Categories:
cannoli, celebrity, funny,
Form: Tanka
I am very indecisive
And so choices cause me strife,
Though when I reveal my problem
I’ll be told to “get a life!”
For presented on a platter,
At a friend’s house, after lunch,
There was not just one dessert
But many pastries, quite a bunch.
Thus, confronted with cannolis,
Carrot cake and pecan pie
And a towering red velvet –
Who could choose? Well, how could I?
A Napoleon was nestled
Next to some dark chocolate square
And of course, since we are healthy,
There was lots of fruit to spare.
So I narrowed down my options;
In addition to some fruit,
I had part of a cannoli
And some carrot cake, to boot.
Oh, if all of life’s dilemmas
Could be solved with such a taste,
Then the problems that exist on earth
Could simply be erased!
Categories:
cannoli, food,
Form: Rhyme
Spaghetti Marinara,
Penne Carbonara,
Pizza Contadino,
Pane Vino,
Espresso O Capuccino
Parmeggiano Reggiano,
Pepperoncino Napolitano,
Basilico Romano,
Olive di San Damiano.
Baci Perugini,
Deliziosi Torroncini,
Cannoli Siciliani,
Tanti Auguri
ITALIANI!
Charma
Categories:
cannoli, food
Form: I do not know?
Wife yells out the door
"Don't forget the cannoli
and DON'T BACK OVER THE KIDS!"
'Alright, already!'...
Another day on the job
(Gotta go murder some guy)
10/30/2009
The Godfather Pt. I
From the scene: 'Leave the gun, take the cannoli'
Categories:
cannoli, art, social,
Form: Choka
Spaghetti marinara
penne carbonara
pizza contadino
pane vino
espresso o cappucino
parmeggiano reggiano
pepperoncino napolitano
basilico romano
olive di San Damiano
Baci Perugini
Deliziosi torroncini
Cannoli siciliani
tanti auguri
ITALIANI
----------------------------------------------------------------CHARMA
Categories:
cannoli, food
Form: I do not know?