Ruby the Knishman
Ruby the Knishman ©
Gary Shulman, MS. Ed.
June 17, 2021
Oh how I do wish
For a Ruby’s knish
Be it Kasha or tater
No one did it any greater
Hot knishes he’d serve
With finesse, class and verve
Blackened fingernails added flavor
We indulged and we did savor
The wonderful, sumptuous and elegant taste
Not a single crumb ever went to waste
That was indeed a wonderful time
When Ruby’s knishes were better than wine
Now we think back on those glorious days
How we relished those treats,
Enjoyed by us all in so many ways
Days of knishes so fine and so grand
And how cherished Ruby’s knishes were
In dear sweet Canarsie-land
About this poem
Back in my old hometown of Canarsie Brooklyn, we had a wonderful character, Ruby, who sold Knishes from an old push-cart back in the 1950s and 60s. This pays homage to him.
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Submitted by shulman.gary on June 17, 2021
Modified on March 25, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXA BBCCDDCCEEXAFXFGCG |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 610 |
Words | 116 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 18 |
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