The Archie Series

Veronica at 32

At 222 Canyon Road Beverly Hills
Ronnie lies poolside sipping a non-fat banana daiquiri
She is wearing those high heeled plastic mules
where you can see each carefully painted toenail.
In the white light of the Los Angeles sunshine
her metallic bikini shimmers.

Under her wraparound Ray Ban sunglasses
She dreams of Riverdale - cool summer evening
Her red convertible, top down
and Archie, his hands cupping her breasts,
his hair a plume of prairie fire,
riffling in the breeze.