Long Alfredo Poems

It was Christmas Eve and I was at the airport,
Not a soul in sight, almost deserted, it was 10.00 pm,
Only two hours before Christmas day,
Perhaps if I got on a plane, I would see Santa...

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Alfredo always abhorred angry approaches
After an amigo accosted after an argument
And, afterward, Alfredo abstained arguing,

Because blackening bruises betrayed blather
Berniccio blindly behaved better, bravely
Becoming brotherly before blasting bullies!

Carefully commandeering calmer Carlos,
Claiming cool comradeship courageously
Communicated clever candid...

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Visiting my father, I noticed the old garage
could use a little fixing up.
     He had boxes stacked up, and clutter to 
the very top.

     We all started...

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The General stands at attention, West Point tall and straight
Gazing at row upon row of white headstones
On his shoulders lay the finality of their weight
Family, friends and patriots gone too soon
Heroes all and each one...

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Be it known as convenience food, junk food or munchies;
whether spicy, melt-in-your-mouth soft, or crunchy,
food, inglorious food, seduces with ease
and ensnares with the emptiest of calories.

Disguised as a comfort food comes macaroni
with creamy Alfredo and...

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SILENT SCREAMS 


Alone away from it all ,somewhere I wanted to think
To be alone and find myself,
The owls hoot,the cricket chirped,
The howl of the wind outside my Cabin made my heart skip a beat.
I sat...

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The nasty words you spoke in private toward a specific group of people rightfully were made
public and revealed what you truly harbor in your heart.

I'm a proud and intelligent member of the ethnic group your...

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Pizza

Pizza is fast
Pizza is easy
Pizza has cheese
Typically white cheese
Pizza has  marinara sauce
Some have Alfredo sauce
Alfredo makes pizza white
White pizza is good
White pizza is easy
Red or white pizza both good
Some people add meat
Some people stop...

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Giovanni the Pizza Guy 
(Pronounce "a" as "uh")

Giovanni,
you make a 
de savory tomato 
and de thick 
white creamy alfredo 
you are a de pizza guy, amor'e 
Si', 
I make a de homemade paste 
she's a...

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ACH!  Don't tell me you've never been to an Oktoberfest!
Folks, that's food, drink and entertainment at its best!
Men in lederhosen, frauleins in dirndls, all so full of cheer,
Enjoyin' tasty bratwursts and steins of Hofbrau...

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9/8/16


Are you a Mac user or PC?

Do you prefer Justin's or Reese's?

A few times, I saw the movie "E.T."
And I once slept in a teepee

Shouldn't be sleazy
Or greedy

Got to get after it daily, weekly
Monthly and...

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Tonight my wife proclaimed, "My dear, we are dining out!"
I said, "Fine!  How about steak and taters or rainbow trout?"
"No" she insisted, "I want an exotic Italian dish!"
Alas, I lost another tete-a-tete spousal skirmish!

We...

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I hear that you have been a bit under the weather, not feeling as well as you’d like.

No doubt, your illness took the most inopportune time to strike.

Here’s hoping your illness totally and permanently disappears...

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The will to win will ebb and flow throughout our lifetime.

Where the will to win settles is determined by the purity of the heart and mind.

The will to win can be compelling, stout, and awesome...

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The opposition calls like intuition,
from down the halls to the master's kitchen.

Her knees are rocking cheddar cheese blocks,
and when she walks you hear Pop Rocks.

Her eyes are made of ribeye steaks.
Her lips are whipped cream...

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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...

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I started losing my hair years ago. 

At first, I panicked.  Finally I said to myself, I’m going bald, “so!” 

I once tried remedies, herbs, and such.  

Unfortunately, my hair didn’t grow back...

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Violetta gave Alfredo a camilia,
reminding him to bring it back when it had finally faded...
to seal their kiss without its aroma;
would he have kept that promise when it had whitered? 
In a lonely room, with...

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Along resplendent lanes in groves of green 	
  In sundown’s mellow tinge aglow, we cruise  
  To grasp unto moon’s fingers so serene,

  Where we are charmed by lovebirds that amuse
...

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Dawn of man

Out of the night came the dawn a mild breeze 
blow petal off a rhododendron, a magic carpet 
on a whitewashed wall sunlight and shadow dance.
The dogs were still asleep, the cock had...

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Killing Me

They say your love is killing me
With each midnight fantasy 
And I can't say for sure
If I'm ready for love once more
The thought of you 
Is killing me 

It's killing me
Behind these eyes you...

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Of course this wouldn't be your average or even upscale place
This would give you a memory that you could never replace

Its "The "Luminescent Lounge" wear your shades !
Guaranteed to be a place that will never...

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i want to go where i can relax in the hammock
and sip on mango nectar
and get facial scrubs, massages all day, mineral baths
have tons of food to choose from
sushi, buffalo wings, rice cakes, moon cakes,...

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I visited Chef Giorgio's in Italy for a bite to eat.
And ordered Chicken Alfredo after taking a seat
But the pasta was too thick
Made by a chef who was sick
I got him fired and once again...

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Tortellini stuffed with cheese and spinach
Divine when coated with Alfredo cheese sauce
But not with some kind of beefy gravy finish

When those shells are cooked just tender
Light and delicate easily cut with a simple fork
Coated with...

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