1984 the year of
big brother
the platinum wedding adversity
of ed sullivan and the beatles
the l.a. ping-pong olympics
the s.f. democratic convention convulsion
more importantly
this is our first red white
and pink valentines day
for three months
i have loved you more
than napoleon
and josephine cleopatra
and caesar
sonny and cher
cupid has shot heart-
shaped arrow-heads
dipped in love
potion #9
through my white arrow
shirt
cupid has also shot
poisonous darts
that puncture me
i am mr. february center-
fold for 'psychology
today'
i am a member and the president
for OA
obsessives anonymous
but i have faith
not in dr. joyce
hollywood-squares brothers
not in dr. leo gimme-gimme-a-hug
buscalia
i have faith
in the television gospel
according to honeymooner
ralph kramden
ralph had jealousy
for carlos the argentine dancer
who taught the mambo to trixie
mrs. manicotti beloved alice
and all stepford wives
ralph had antipathy
for his mother-in-law
lovingly referred to as 'blabbermouth'
on his wedding day
she glanced at his 350-pound frame
and boasted 'i'm not losing
a daughter
i'm gaining
a ton! '
but ralph
always held alice
in his big arms
bent her at the waist
like rudolf valentino
and said 'baby
you're the greatest'
he then kissed her
like a plunger
to a porcelain sink
oh paula
let us shop-drop
at pick-a-dilly second-hand store
for two gold wedding rings
and one red white and pink wedding dress
let us celebrate valentines day
at the gypsy cellar
i have booked the violinist
to seranade us
to leon russell's
'song for you'
Bob Genevro
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/baby-you-re-the-greatest-to-paula-on-valentines-day/
