The Mister Softee composer just died
fifty five years after giving birth
to his greatest creation
(though his children
might have something else to say).

He wrote the radio jingle
that has accompanied hundreds of
ice cream trucks
across the lands.
The song plagues the lactose intolerant
and the fat
and brings all other boys and girls
to the yard.

Though Les Waas is dead
there is no sign that the song will stop
anytime soon.
We may never know
when that long national nightmare
will end.