Putting whipped cream on top hides the nuts beneath.That is as it should be, keeping the nuts hidden.However the nuts, be they walnuts or pecans,Should be above the sauce. And the sauce should be a hot fudge sauce,Which is on top of the ice creamYet below the nuts, be they pecans or almonds.The ice cream … Continue reading A Sundae by Edward Pontacoloni
Changeup by Lorraine Caramanna
There was baseball in the September of ‘73.Pitchers, catchers, infielders, outfieldersdown on the farm team entertainedmajor league hopes of the pennant clinch.Triple-A fans in the standsstood ankle deep with peanut shell floats on a river of spilled beerand punctuated performances of players on the fieldwith an alternated chorus of cheers and jeers:Cheered for the line … Continue reading Changeup by Lorraine Caramanna
