tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113663.post111644647313155557..comments2023-11-03T01:30:53.152-07:00Comments on Gura's Blog: What's on your shirt?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113663.post-1116542610390158362005-05-19T15:43:00.000-07:002005-05-19T15:43:00.000-07:00In answer to a challenge from Alison, my friend an...In answer to a challenge from Alison, my friend and muse, I've written a "rondeau" inspired by Tuesday's reading.<BR/><BR/>The Gallery<BR/>Up the alley, beside the bay<BR/>Signs say simply, readings today<BR/>Paintings are hung, slightly askew,<BR/>Artists graze on chroma and hue<BR/>Brush, pen and word will have their say.<BR/><BR/>The sky had turned a drizzled gray<BR/>I took a seat, I thought I'd stay<BR/>The murmur ceased, a whistle blew<BR/>Up the alley, beside the bay. <BR/><BR/>The poet spoke, as if to pray,<BR/>The words she said with hushed dismay<BR/>An inner life of pain construed<BR/>Whispered phrases hard and true<BR/>Paint the picture the writer's way,<BR/>Up the alley, beside the bay.Bondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00303062693002956572noreply@blogger.com