Ice Cream Man

Summer comes and goes with this guy's timely presence The kids chase after the van much as dogs after a cat Elusive though he is, we swear to run him down For a few simple dollars money does buy happiness His age old chimes ring the friendly bells A welcomed euphony however short it is The reminder of oral ecstasy start kids pleading to their parents For five dollars they can bring their daddy back one too! Tantalizing tongues going around town with his music astir Making us drool in the same Pavlovian way A mid afternoon snack for the children so good And a promise they'll eat spinach at five o'clock Passed from the man in the white shirt and hat To the children who stand on tippy toes for ice cream cones As they struggle to reach over the table between the two They count their blessings when it doesn't spill Two scoops of heaven and celestial sounds Traveling countless areas of interest Even his portable freezer cannot keep Our hearts from melting for him