The best of both worlds

 

Just say the word

Affogato

Sounds  ...

Tiramisu

Was one of those things

That happened to America

Until some stupid film

Ruined it

Sound sophisticated.

Italian gelato

And expresso

The best of both

Worlds

The sweet delicate flavors

Of iced cream

Minus the heavy cream

And heavy syrups

Made more old style

And the not to sour

Expresso 

Pressed coffee beans

With a hint of spice

What could be better?

Pouring the strong brew

Over the slightly sweet

Cream of iced perfection?

Tiramisu

Rum cake with 

Layers of pudding

And coffee.

Hmm, my taste

Is the Affagato

With expresso gelato

Just to wipe away

Any soft epicureans

Such as Jimmy

Who prefers

A Banana split

Once had one of those places

High up Bankers Hill

Called Hillcrest

Ice cream shop

Does anyone remember

Those places?

It is still there

Called Chocolate

It serves fresh California. 

Crepes and other types

Of food from Europe

And they have a gelato bar

With all the surprises 

Of a good European

Mix of real flavors

From Raspberry with alcohol

To various chocolates

With real mixtures

And expresso or coffee

And then they have

Those mirrors

In the corner

To watch them make

Not the food 

But Expresso martinis

Wonderful world

Expresso and gelato

And Vodka

What could be better?

A pacific Asian conference

In San Francisco

Where they have

Italian food in

A Special area of town

Wonderful!

Try San Diego

Next time

We have a Little Italy

And a Gas Lamp Quarter

Which serves high end

Food from old Europe

And there are amazing 

Gelato bars

And Crepe places.

We also have sea world

And Safari world

All those talks

And what do we get?

The Pandas

Might be coming back

You know

They took them away

From America

China did

No more Panda bear

Was it the Pandemic

Or America

That caused China

To yank the lease?

Well, they are speaking again

And those cute not so little guys

Might be coming home

A first-class zoo

Always has a panda bear

Along with a tiger exhibit

And there is also the zoo.

Not that anyone can get to it

It takes at least. 

Three different public buses

To get to Balboa park

And the zoo

From any hotel

Which is why they rent cars

Those who can

And then drive out

To the Safari 

To experience 

Africa up close

As well as that 

Other mandatory stop

Sea world

They have those scary rides

And really cute

Sea creatures

Such as killer whale

Which they have trained

To do circus acts

They even have 

Emperor penguins

A baby girl has been born

Without a name

Perhaps they can decide

On a name for her as well

While they keep us from

Another war in Asia

What are we going to do

About Israel

Nothing we can do

It is off limits

Which is Ukraine? 

Got so much attention

Does anyone know

Why there are so many

Volcanoes

At or already

Spewing ash

And hot lava

Into the air?

Old Aztec one

And Iceland

Have made themselves

Known

But there is a circle

Around the Pacific Ocean

Of live volcanos

Just like the ring of fire

Of the earthquakes

Which are ongoing

Indiana and the Philippines

Have felt the wrath

Of God firsthand

Wish Jimmy had not tripped

In Arizona 

When he went to be executed

The machine was not plugged in

While they worked on it

Jimmy worked out a probation plan

With not the state of Arizona

But the American government

He has been on probation

This whole time

Working out everyone else's

Misery into his own advantage

This is a stupid kid

He is working hand in hand

With government agencies

And still gets it wrong

Which is where all the fires come from

When he gets it wrong

He has immunity. 

To go about his old business

Of destruction

There are a number of old houses

Wondering why their little plaque

Has been removed

And a bulldozer

Is calling them friend

That old hotel up there

On Bankers Hill

Built when it was

Winters township

Is gone along with

The gas station

And post office

The only thing worse

Would be a bunch

Of Africans showing up

And shadowing me

For no reason at all

Except I got hacked

And Scammed 

Almost went to jail

Just because I am not allowed

To cash my own checks

With my government issued

Name on them

Just because

Those people say no

They have been making it clear

They are the ones

Involved in human trafficking

And drug smuggling

I know a few who are

Gun experts

And a couple of diamond traders

Worlds sometimes collide

I am not into thefts

Nor murders

But those suicides

And near misses

On the highways

And railways

As well as those 

Military ones who go down

Considered at fault

The operator

Of the vehicle

Wonder how much

Jimmy went into in Africa.

After getting in close

With Muslims 

In the Arab world

Why is my old homestead

Being occupied

By heavy East Los Angleen's

And why am I seeing 

Everyday at my bus stop

Individuals from elsewhere

Who are talking on the phone

About me in a foreign language

I now from their eyes

And behavior

Reminds me of Paris

In the old soviet days

All those followers

And then the upstarts

Watching us 

For no reason

Except Jimmy 

Gave them the impression

We were important

To the Presdient.

Look at me

Not even invited 

To this conference

And I was a flower girl

At Jills wedding

Missed her granddaughters

Finally remembered 

To send a card

Which Jimmy 

Has probably already 

Snitched out of the Post Office

Poor old Plains

Both of them now 

In Hospice

Bring on those Pandas

We need some peace 

Of mind

While some of us

Still enjoy the expresso

If not allowed the sweet Gelato.

Best to the Carters

In their last year or so.

Maybe the Press

Could let up on 

Old Joe

He is doing his best

And those stairs 

Are not easy

Did anyone see

The spread

Putin put on

For his latest meal

No more apple farm

Nor sweet berries

And salmon 

But a neat tight

Group of foods

For each of his guests

And himself

Military style

Each one had his own

Rectangular 

Cafeteria style 

Assemblage

No sharing 

No waste

Just plain fare

When is America

Going to get 

That this guy

Is not going away?

But Jimmys

Usefulness is over

Would someone

Please run him over?

While we get on 

With the business

Of being Americans

I want fish

Not fowl

For my holiday festivities

And ocean air

Come on everybody

Get with it

The end of the world

Is at hand

Volcanoes erupting

And devastating earthquakes

Being felt

Revelations speaks of them

And then it is all over

Expresso!

And perhaps 

Vodka if not gelato,

And get

Meaghan

Out of my town!