Gary Kissick
In a Pisan Albergo
I. Menu
Dear foreigner and guest in the sunny Italy:
the spaghetti are not to be cut for making them shorter.
Not with the fork,
so much less so the knife.
You ought not to help yourself
with the spoon for rolling them up.
It is sufficient to seize
with the slender point of the fork,
supported by the plate's concavity.
They will form a bite just right
for your legendary mouth.
II. Hallway Notice
Fire! It is what can doing
we hope. No fear! Not ourselves.
Say quietly to all people
coming up down everywhere a prayer.
Always is a clerk, a man
assured of safety by expert men
who are in the bar
to telephone for fighters
of the fire to come out!
