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Well, I reckon that the 50th rengay hot off the Three Musketeers press deserves a trumpet fanfare! So here goes!

I am proud to present to you, all the way from America, Israel and Britain—the three-person rengay Vacuum Packed!

Vacuum Packed

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

ls:    the light came back on
        there must be an override!
             there is—      but, can’t    switch it off…
db:     three scorched electrical cords
           three radiators      to replace
ml:     three blind mice
          see how they lie scattered
          into eternity
ls:     the all-knowing robot moves
                     inexorably forward
db:     mechanical thud—
          three CrUsHeD CaRcAsSeS smear gears
                  blood streaks    the carpet
ml:     the cat rides through
           the room on a roomba   vrooom


Lesley Scoble, David Bogomolny, Melissa Lemay, January 2025

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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.

Vacuum packed, or: A rengay

I thank my fellow musketeers for all the creative magic and fun in our 50th rengay collaboration. Take a bow David Bogomolny and Melissa Lemay. Now, where’s the party? Your place or mine?

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.