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Dhukka is our 38th rengay! I am playing catch-up with posting the rengays. They are rolling off the press so thick and fast—I can’t keep up!

Dhukka

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

db:	  which words besides FUCK
          can convey this inmost rage?
                  be\trayed by vers\es

ls:	   grrr, my teeth gnash in anger—
                seething in a paroxysm

ml:   	I teach my kids
               to use words of love
                  I stub my toe — son of a !!!

db:     	slippery        school girls’ room tiles ~
                    she phones home, sobbing with pain

ls:              my cup and saucer
                  rattle—I spill my tea; drat!
                          where are the tissues?

ml:    	resting, I take deep breaths
                 the sun rises again tomorrow


David Bogomolny, Lesley Scoble, Melissa Lemay, November 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.

Dukkha, or: A rengay

CREDITS
My thanks to David and Melissa for our rengay collaboration.
Thank you, David, for creating the 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.