Ode to Harvard Square

Did you know that there was a snowstorm this weekend? Did ya? Well. I bet you think that that little inconvenience of there being no shuttle, snow falling at a blindly rate and my lack of winter boots stopped me from visiting Harvard Square. Have no fear! Not only was I there, but in celebration, today, I would like to share with you, an ode.



Harvard Square



Lovely lovely square, do I dare stare at you square?

Yes! From inside Au Bon Pain I can watch chess whiz's without care.

Strolling down the street there's a Chinese restaurant with mythical Serpents

straws and drink -- after you finish one with 16 of your closest friends, its amazing how the whole world just seems to sink....

Further down sits the adorable Grolier Poetry Book Store

Hark! Drinking poem after poem I cannot help but want more.

Oh let's play dress up vintage style at Oona's

>Rock Bottom for fish? Who doesn't love tuna?

Let there be food in my belly made of Fire and Ice

Or glittering Beadworks on my fingers made from string or rice.

Karate Chop! Check out the Tokyo Kid!

Seduce some beatniks at Tealuxe, but don't forget that lid.

Jasmine Sola swanky swanky ooo

Smokers love Caf?© Algiers, especially its loo.

Curious George bookshop is for kids of all kinds

Or, sigh, there is the Coop for those of Crimson mind.

Ye ol' House of Blues really knows how to rock out

And there's always the Starbucks for all you sell outs.

Border Caf?©, Border Caf?© Ole Ole Ole.

Upstairs on the Square will make you pay pay pay

It's an ostrich, it's a helicopter, it's Newbury Comics

So very much. In this great big world. Happens to rhyme with -- comics.

In terms of that gift horse there's Calliope and Black Ink

And, I mean, everyone's heard about the frosh that was eaten by that pink mink.

Dig Bogart, like that kid Bacall?

Check out the Casablanca restaurant if you want it all.

Closing up shop, don't forget Pho Pasteur when yearning for 'Nam

Let's have a bit of regression -- Play, it again Sam.

All in all, it ain't so bad that tricky square,

And heck there's even that mysterious University around somewhere.