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Tapestry Poetry

Tapestry poetry requires two poems of nine lines each in length. Two poets write their unique version to a title decided by one of them (it’s David’s turn this time). When the poems are writ, they disclose their individual poem to the ‘partner in rhyme’ to weave into a different poem eighteen lines long. They exchange drafts and emails back-and-forth until mutual happiness reigns with the woven words. (You may read our first tapestry poem here.)

David’s individual poem

not solely hypothetically
truth's contours flicker before me
where light's needed most sorely
in this smoke of right, rights, glory
here I stand, both prey and quarry
'pon fields of past and present, gory
watch as chapters destroy our story
visages savage; their visions stormy
~ dead-set, death-set, they ignore me
~

David Bogomolny, March 2024

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My individual poem

Act two, On stage,
Second half, Turn the page,
Read the script, Pages flipped,
How will it end? Wait and see,
All held in suspense, The scene is tense. Dramatic pause,
Well, I’m blessed! I’d never have guessed.
I knew. I knew it was he who dunnit! 
I am the critics’ pundit of theatre review,
Curtain down. Thunderous applause.
~

Lesley Scoble, March 2024

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I am proud to present to you our joint tapestry poem…

Drumroll please…

The Story’s Other Half

by David Bogomolny and myself.

Curtain down. Thunderous applause.
In this smoke of right, rights, glory,
Where the light's needed most sorely- 
I knew. I knew it was they who dunnit!
Here I stand, both prey and quarry;
I am the critics’ pundit of theatre review,
But dead-set, death-set, they ignore me,
Visages savage; their visions stormy. 
All held in suspense, the scene is tense. Dramatic pause. 

Second half, turn the page,
Watch as the chapters destroy our story… 
Act two, on stage,
Truth's contours flicker before me;
Read the script, pages flipped
Upon fields of past and present, gory
(Not solely hypothetically.)
How will it end? Wait and see…
Well, I’m blessed! I’d never have guessed… 
~

David Bogomolny and Lesley Scoble, March 2024

Thunderous applause!

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thank you David, The Skeptics Kaddish, for introducing me to the tapestry poetry form and for writing it with me.

Image credit: 
For the first time, I got COPILOT to illustrate my poem for me. What is the world coming to? Is this the end of my illustrating days? Are they drawing to a close? Why spend hours on a painting when you can type in a few keywords and, hey presto, it’s done for you?

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Lesley lives in the City of London Square Mile. An artist, actor and sculptor (her first ceramic sculpture won the V&A inspired by… Award). Scenic artist & book illustrator, playwright (her musical play, Rapscallion performed in inner city schools and theatre school); TV dancer; Animator and illustrator for TV production. Set up Pinecone Studios Ltd and IIMSI Ltd drama and filmmaking workshops in London – producing award-winning films made by children.