I am proud to present to you our fourth three-person rengay, Chopin Cucumbers. Written in league with fellow collaborators, David Bogomolny, Melissa Lemay and me!

Chopin Cucumbers
ml. a song in my head
while slicing cucumbers
for dinner
db. my child's MuSiC vIdEoS ~
~ to focus on verse? hopeless!
ls. on a quiet street
from an open window floats
dolce piano notes
ml. I glimpse a flock of birds
as it waves into the sky
db. YouTube BLASTS
finches scatter
perching higher
ls. The pianist slams the lid
It’s dinner time on the street.
~
David Bogomolny, Melissa Lemay and Lesley Scoble, July 2024
”…from an open window floats
dolce piano notes”
ACKNOWLEDGING
My enormous thanks to David and Melissa for their genii and invitation to collaborate with them in this exciting and enjoyable series of rengay poetry.
Thank you, Chopin and Piano Paradise for the music.
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, mplaywright (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.







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