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I had an enormous amount of fun joining in on this 2nd (four-person) rengay with David Bogomolny, Melissa Lemay, and Matt Snyder.

No Stone Unturned

by
David Bogomolny, Melissa Lemay, Matt Snyder, and me.

db:     I hone my   Hebrew
           by watching   Israeli
           children's shows at   home

ms:     with every mistake
            there is a solution

ls:         listen to the blackbird
         rehearsing its tuneful song
               in gentle twilight

ml:     lost in daydreams
          I forget an appointment
          I have this morning

db:           blurry-eyed...   searching   for car
            oh wait...      we've never   owned one

ms:     why did I drink           that ?
            that   fuzzy navel,      so good !
            sigh,  hang-overs

ls:             mind in disarray 
         the wind blows my ruffled hair
               brushing silk cobwebs

ml:     a glint of sun on a penny
           ...attention                ...deficit

db:     broken-eyed beggar
           by our bakery--   but wait...
               I've cash for a change

ms:     Feeling generous
            I buy 5 pizzas, eat one slice
            Give the rest away

ls:      no thanks, mate     don’t eat pizza
          my body is a temple
 
ml:     at the library
          I see a sign on the door
          it reads אהבה

 
 
(db) David Bogomolny, (ms) Matt Snyder, (ls.) Lesley Scoble, (ml) Melissa Lemay, July 2024

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Thank you, David, Matt, and Melissa for this fascinating and fun rengay collaboration. It went in a different direction than the one I thought it would!

My first stanza contribution is a haiku about a blackbird practising his song. Blackbirds rehearse their songs to learn and perfect them. I wrote it to reflect David’s verse about learning Hebrew, and I interpreted Melissa’s first stanza as learning from mistakes… Rengay is so much fun with how its course changes with the input from different poet’s voices.

Listen to the blackbird

Time-lapse video (20 secs) of my digital ink and watercolour sketch

No stone unturned, or: A rengay

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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.