My blind date Frank showed up at the door,
his curly hair was slick with grease,
a mad plaid jacket topped his Bermuda shorts,
as a pink ivy-league shirt showed his neck warts.
I took one look and and wanted to run away,
doing a favor for my cousin would be no more,
this guy was the king of the greasers plus,
swallowing my pride I chose not to fuss.
Adding to this comedy hour of a blind date,
he led me to a bright yellow Volks Beatle car,
his Great Dane Jerry was in the back seat,
he slobbered all over me when I gave him a treat.
It was dinner time and my tummy grumbled,
Frank asked me if I wanted something to eat,
nodding my head he drove to a pizza joint,
'Mamma Fazina's Guaranteed Not to Disappoint.'
Jerry ate the left-over pizza with one gulp,
licking the box in case he missed some more,
the four-legged chaperone took a snooze,
while Frank and I enjoyed a drive and a shmooze.
I learned long ago, looks are deceiving,
as I eventually married my blind date Frank,
he still has his warts and can't dress a hoot,
married fifty years and I love my greasy coot.
Categories:
shmooze, humorous,
Form: Rhyme
Orange and reds - the vibrant shmooze of Fall.
The social froth of maple shapes, and oak.
The chatty leaves infringe upon us all,
As piney-green hangs back for Winter folk.
A cocktail mixed with children’s play and gaffs.
Their brooms and sheets do trick and treat through streets
Of cold — the harbinger stirs Jack Frost’s laugh.
Mean parents thieve their children’s soulful sweets.
Yet, warmth of hearth, the logs aflame with blue,
And cinnamon aromatherapy.
Good-hearted ‘rents brew up a hearty stew.
As kids do leap into the leaves with glee.
The whirligig of Autumn wind wins hearts.
The reveille of Winter soon will start.
10/26/2019
New Fall Sonnets Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Emile Pinet
Note: ’rents - slang for parents
Categories:
shmooze, autumn, children, halloween, wind,
Form: Sonnet