Inaugural Foxy River & Chocolate
Tasting Extravaganza Poem!
(The 55 poets of the Fox Valley Memory Project, with poet Gary Glazner and organizers John and Susan McFadden and Betty Lefebvre-Hill on July 24th, 2013, wrote this poem. These words set forth here commemorate the initial field trip Fox Valley Memory Cafes to Seroogy’s Homemade Chocolates, the River Room Restaurant, and a cruise on the Fox River. Which by the way did you know the river flows north?)
When I think of today, I think of fellowship,
Getting together to go to the river.
On the subject of chocolate:
I ate the whole piece!
Very smooth, sweet and just about perfect.
It bloomed in my mouth.
The taste of chocolate is friendly.
The coffee is good and hot.
Do you like it creamy?
Oooooooooo that chocolate was good.
The melt aways caused us to buy melt aways.
How would I describe the chocolate?
Uuuuuuum, uuuuuuum sooooth stuff!
On the subject of lunch:
Chicken, chicken, fish, chicken, chicken, fish.
Fabulous, tasty, excellent!
How would I describe the fish? Swimmingly!
On the subject of the river:
It's great, the first time I have had a river ride.
Lots of history.
We were raised a little way from here.
I love the white pelicans.
The lazy ones who don't want to fly all
the way to Canada.
A wonderful bird is the pelican,
His bill will hold more than his belican.
He can take in his beak
Food enough for a week,
But I'm damned if I see how the helican.
I love the water.
I love being out on a beautiful day.
Letting the boat rock me to sleep.
I like to go on the water but I don't want to be in the water.
There are lots of things I love about today.
What do i like about today?
Being out in the fresh air, the sunlight and the chocolate.
Enjoying the view on a perfect day.
I did not realize there was so much on the river.
I love seeing my mom out and enjoying herself
The smile on her face.
I like seeing bridges going up.
Seeing this part of the river.
There nothing like being on the water.
I love the calming effect.
Let someone else do the driving.
