THE ICE CREAM MAN

Bells sound
on the truck
bicycles park
and a large poodle
named Bogart
becomes excited
as the kids
on Sandy Beach
run to get
a hot fudge sundae
with marshmallows,
the town dentist
is late for his appointment
with Ada, a fortune teller
but just makes it
for his orange popsickle
in a sugar cone.