by Michael Calvert

“Italian gymnast Giorgia Villa has sent fans wild with her photos posing with Parmigiano-Reggiano (parmesan)
cheese taken when she had a cheesemaker sponsorship deal. …. The gymnast is seen in her leotard, sitting on a pile of giant
wheels of cheese, and doing the splits over a line of the wheels.”
—CNN

Grazie molto, signorina!
Truly, we have never seen a
handstand done with such élan
atop a wheel of parmesan.

Your agile leaps, your daring vaults,
and graziosa somersaults,
have helped Italia to grow
the sales of our formaggio.

Belissima! We never knew
cheesemongers came as cute as you.
(The lesson is, when selling parm,
a little cheesecake does no harm.)