Movie Snacks

When I was a kid at the movies

With money to purchase a snack,

I wouldn’t buy popcorn or bonbons

Or Bonomo’s taffy to crack.

 

My favorites were strange, I admit it

And ones that I’d never now buy.

The first, root beer barrels, were tasty

And gave me a soda-like high.

 

The other was Chuckle-like chewies

But all of one flavor, in green,

Called spearmint leaves, dusted with sugar

And part of my movie routine.

 

They’re both still around (Yes, I Googled)

But neither’s retained its appeal

Though back then, as a kid at the theater,

They brought joy during many a reel.