Joe Rosochacki Poems

Wall St., Main Street, and now the Zoo?
Could it be that the Bronx Zoo, a kind of an ark, ran aground,
Was Madoff at the helm not Noah?
People are being evicted, People are losing jobs,
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What a pity that future children, in the USA, will not see pictures
in ‘stereo’ anymore
For the Viewmaster is be discontinued
and will not be sold in any store
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Mr. Sergey Tuganov had taken a challenge from two Moscow women,
He would not let his pride be underestimated or undermined,
The women bet him $4,300.00 that he could have sex for 12 hours straight,
Forgetting about pleasuring himself as his name would indicate.
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“Does your Pepsi lack pep? Is your Coke not the real thing? ”
Do you do Mountain Dew? That was what they asked people in India, before a group of investors spoke about the bovine brew. Oh my gosh, You’re kidding, Mr. Om Patash! The drink will be known as “gau jal”. That means “cow water” for ya’ll. Forget champagne to bring in January 1st,2016 with cheer, Patash says that the drink will be 'very soon, maybe by the end of thiyear'. But will it look something Mountain ew? Mr. Patash says, “Don't worry, it won't smell like urine and will be tasty too, ' He added that the pee would not come from cats or dogs such as a dachshunds, 'Its USP* will be that it's going to be very healthy. It won't be like carbonated drinks and would be devoid of any toxins.' Anyway, the thought of drinking urIne not for me but for them. “while cow urine and dung are often consumed in rituals to 'purify' those on the bottom rungs of the Hindu caste system.” Gandhi drank his own urine but somehow that was not quite the awhile for physical healing, In 2001, the RSS* and its offshoots – which include the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party – began promoting cow urine as a cure for ailments ranging from liver disease to obesity and even cancer. 'We're going to give them good competition as our drink is good for mankind, ' he said. 'We may also think of exporting it.' My wife and I love Indian Cuisine, but if they ever go after McDonald’s or Burger King or Sonic making patties out of dung, …..well- I am not into that a bit. Somehow a value meal doesn’t sound right when someone, in their Tata Nano, yells out, “I take a Raj with cheese, fries, large diet gau jal.”

(2-13-09
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Prince(ss) Harry(et) what thou hath done?
The entire kingdom, past or present,
and future should be and will be rolling in their graves.
What shock ye wields!
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How people flocked to see him pitch.
He was tall and lanky, fidgety, a Detroit Tiger was known as the ‘Bird’.
How sorely he will be missed.
He was often described as eccentric, crazy, de-de-de and in fact weird.
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As the top spins, spins effortlessly rotates, rotates
It comes again, again
Again as in times past ages past
When blues yields to red
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Howard Cosell, boy, did he miss the find to begin all fights,
You heard of the Thrilla’ in Manila and Rumble in the Jungle,
But have you heard of the Mayhem in Jerusalem?
In the right corner wearing a pink and red robe was they Armenian Monk,
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Shrimp on the Kosher Bar-b-que
The thought of kosher water went out the door,
When a Rabbi from New York said 'No More'.
Apparently that one shrimp, a small shrimp,
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Leave up to the French, the “froggers” to make fun,
Unlike Phillipe Rebboah’s ancestors, which are nameless to name,
Yet they produced a gothic architectural monument for the ages,
They produced the Cathedral of Notre Dame.
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