Poem: The Haagen Dazs Coffee Ice Cream Poem

The Haagen Dazs Coffee Ice Cream Poem

You can keep the assortment of cookies

And snacking will not do it for me

While a cupcake’s enough for most people

My favorite these never can be

Save me the offers of candy

Leave confection wrapped up in its place

For there is only one thing you can serve me

Of highest, most desirable taste

To the counter I amble with purpose

Then waiting on line for my turn

‘Nary a word need be spoken

For the server knows well what I yearn

Haagen Dazs my sure destination

Every friend or acquaintance attests

But only one flavor is ordered

Coffee preferred as the best

Sitting in heaven’s contentment

As I savor and relish each taste

Scraping the sides for what lingers

Not one, single remnant to waste

So keep all the tired, old pretzels

Spare me the popcorn or chips

Nothing can equal the pleasures

Of these never-enough ice cream trips

And I will say it once more with conviction

There’ll be no deviation as such

It’s my Haagen Dazs brand coffee ice cream

That I obsessively love oh so much

Copyright SGW 2016

Footnote: Re-write of my 1996 poem “To Bring a Yummy Tummy." I think this is written significantly better.

Blackbird (Broadway)

The new Broadway dramatic production, "Blackbird," will attract attention mostly due to lead actor, Jeff Daniels. Mr. Daniels deserves high praise in his role as Ray. And the script, written by David Harrower, is intriguing in its complexity, misdirection and rawness.

Michelle Williams, though, is the shining star here. Her remarkable performance is tender, pained, disturbing, and ardent. Ms. Williams has garnered attention in the past for striking performances in "Blue Valentine," "Brokeback Mountain" and "The Station Agent," among other films. Yet it is here, as Una, that she has reached new heights and lays claim to being one of the most talented and underrated actresses in Hollywood or on Broadway. Ms. Williams offers an enervating portrayal of a young woman's struggle to come to terms with childhood trauma and an adult heart that leaves the audience as emotionally spent as Ms. Williams appears to be at the conclusion of the play. For this, "Blackbird" is a must see. Go!