Xennial Memes
Black serif text on a white background. Title: "Sentimental Moment Or Why Did The Baguette Cross The Road?" Byline: "Robert Hershon". Poem: "Don't fill up on bread / I say absent-mindedly / The servings here are huge // My son, whose hair may be / receding a bit, says / Did you really just / say that to me? // What he doesn't know / is that when we're walking / together, when we get / to the curb / I sometimes…

Baguette Poem About a Dad Reaching for His Son's Hand

A Robert Hershon poem about a parent who still nags and still instinctively reaches for a grown son's hand at the curb, a tender note for Xennials with kids.

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Black serif text on a white background. Title: "Sentimental Moment Or Why Did The Baguette Cross The Road?" Byline: "Robert Hershon". Poem: "Don't fill up on bread / I say absent-mindedly / The servings here are huge // My son, whose hair may be / receding a bit, says / Did you really just / say that to me? // What he doesn't know / is that when we're walking / together, when we get / to the curb / I sometimes…

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