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O Great John Jay Pasta Bar: A Love Poem

O great John Jay pasta bar

Your fixins’ make me weep,

Creamy cheese sauce

Marinara too

My favorite post-class treat!

Sequestered in my corner chair

Back hunched over my plate.

When I have you,

Dearest pasta bar,

Who needs a dinner date?

Every day I come to find you

Whole wheat penne, rigatoni, or bow ties

Exclaiming out loud: “You are perfect, my love!” 

Any shape or any size

Your pungent flavors touch my tongue

And heads turn as I sing,

“O my beloved, beautiful pasta bar

Accept this engagement ring!”

Off to St. Paul’s Chapel, we march

To begin our lives anew 

O great John Jay pasta bar,

How I do love you!