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I am extremely happy to present to you, Rengay No. 32 in our three-person rengay series.

Something is Rotten

Cast
(in order of appearance)
by
David Bogomolny (db), Melissa Lemay (ml), Lesley Scoble (ls)

db:     wondrous plumber-shaman
            works tubular enchantments
              over our toilet
    
ml:      kitchen cabinet coven
           unexplained   cr-ee-eea-ks

ls:       chiffon curtains waft
          at the dining room table
          a medium stares

db:      The Tower and Five of Cups?
            ~ shoot, the toilet's spilling over!

ml:       I hadn't planned on
            breaking out the sage today...
            where is my lighter?

ls:        mystical fire deals damage,
            the pizza burns to a crisp


David Bogomolny, Melissa Lemay, Lesley Scoble, October 2024

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Please head over to David’s site, The Skeptics Kaddish, where you can find all the rengays written so far. And discover more about the rengay and collaborative poetry.

Something is rotten, or: A rengay

CREDITS
Enormous thanks to my fellow musketeers, Melissa and David.
Thank you, David, for creating the wonderful AI feature photo.
Last but not least, thank you, dear reader, for reading.

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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; mime artist; 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.