Pumpkin Cheese Cake Poem by John F. McCullagh

We were waiting at the trattoria
for our friends to arrive,
when she walked in,
Aphrodite alive.

Her skin, olive brown,
gently kissed by the sun.
A fertility goddess if
there ever was one.

A picture of symmetry
long legs and great hips.
Neapolitan eyes
and, of course, bee strung lips.

Magnificent mammaries,
barely contained
in the briefest of dresses.
as I stared, unashamed.

There, of course, are impediments
I won't try to hide.
The ring on my finger,
My bride at my side.

Plus there's the issue
of fifty years gone.
My Romeo days
have packed and moved on.

Now our friends have arrived
and, chaste kisses exchanged,
We feast on our entrees
as wine glasses are drained.

As dessert time approaches,
I sadly observe
she is not on the menu,
Pumpkin Cheese cake will serve