I saw a blueprint for
cheese-filtered cigarettes

really! today! & thought:
“cheesy” should be neither that
nor the too-tan old man called so
by a supermodel in a bikini
between cable shows – “cheesy”
is Alfredo’s Noodles made
from Fanny Farmer, all cream
butter & grated hard Italian
parmigiano that inspires
the children to candlelight
& pausing at the dinner table
“cheesy” is fondue & talking
while choosing your colored fork
a mushroom or bread cube
a cherry tomato like candy
from the garden – a night
where Harry Belafonte sings
& we dance, blow horns, play
clarinet, as goudas it gets



©2006 by PJ Nights

Cheese Variety, Paris, France


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