Joseph Anthony Chielli, March 20, 1920-
April 6, 2007
what is love
made of?
of pasta &
newspaper.
of blind children
& holy light.
of football heroes
& their sacred brides.
of screened-in
porches & steaming
jersey crabs.
if you ask him
about life, he tells you:
children
& the children of
their children.
how do you make
wisdom out of tomatoes?
slowly &
carefully in my heart.
master that he was,
his spirit left his body early
on the way to paradise.
so what is nirvana?
a perfect pizzelle––
the taste of buddha’s
love.