It was a dank and foggy eve,
A perfect night for London theatre.
The stairway couldn’t have been narrower
And farther up than you’d believe.
Voilá, a view seat – “Hey, qui vive!”
Plopped in front of me a beehive coiffure!
It was a dank and foggy eve.
A perfect night for London theatre.
Phew, a ton of spray in her upheave!
A smoke to cope, I lit the tobacco cylinder.
My lighter – a torch, and I the unwitting emblazoner.
Her hair ablaze, I quickly took my leave.
It was a dank and foggy eve.
A friend told of his Navy days during a break in England in the 1960s. He remembered this night fifty years later. I hope someone extinguished her fiery hair before any major damage took place.
I wrote the poem as a rondel, a thirteen lined French style poem begun in the fourteenth century writing in northern France. It follows a strict rhyming patterns with only two sounds.
Thought you all might like a break from my blogging blog posts for a minute.
Exciting things in my life this week:
Grand Opening of the Woodlake Valley Cultural Museum on Saturday.
Donation tickets (we call them) to win an all expenses paid round trip to Hawaii for two. If you would like to support the Woodlake Museum, by purchasing a ticket, email me tchistorygal@gmail.com
Good one!
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Thanks Yvonne. I’m sure the poor beehive lady didn’t think so!
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Very clever. Wouldn’t that be a wonderful prize to win.
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Yes! And if you enter we will pay you the funds for the airfare and car so you can make the connections you need.
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Hair today, gone tomorrow !
What a generous prize MVBFM 😀 ❤
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Hat har! I burned my hair up the center part with a Bunsen burner in chemistry class once. Near sighted. I guess I couldn’t see that the flame was so high! 😀😀😀
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Oh no ! I bet that smelled. I hope you didn’t get burnt Marsha ! ❤
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No, I pulled away fast, but it did smell! 😁😁😁😁
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Phew ! 😀
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FAR too many chortles to count. Wishing you a happy early spring, dear Marsha. Thoroughly enjoyed this. Have a wonderful rest of the week. All the best,
Autumn Toad
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