Thursday, May 1, 2014

The Godfather Of CarPeo (#1 In A Series Of 4)

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In a former incarnation
in a European nation...

Paul Peaux did pose–
vest-to-nose–
with a hound named
FoundFame

Carol, then 10 years old,
to Parrain, the marble rolled
Parrain did carve and mold...
Imagination takes hold

Time travel is  fun–a game of chance
where you do the calendar dance
with friends, artists, uncles or  aunts
Thus we visit 19th Century France


To translate Parrain
I'll save you the bother
It is French for Godfather

Time travel is pure play-act
But now I must respect fact:

 THE CROWN PRINCE
AND HIS DOG, NERO 
(1865)


JEAN BAPTISTE CARPEAUX
(1827-1875)

The artist's name rhymes with Harpo

This series continues here.

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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 30, 2014 at 4:44 PM

    Travel closer to
    Algonquin's table
    For a glimpse
    Of the fabled
    Faces with their quips
    Rolling off their
    Clever lips
    Waiting for the dawn.

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  2. Paul OliverioMay 31, 2014 at 9:27 AM

    ...Waiting for Dawn Powell, that is, to refill thier cups
    when all the quips are gone

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  3. AnonymousMay 31, 2014 at 9:37 AM

    Or never showed up!

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  4. Paul OliverioMay 31, 2014 at 9:56 AM

    Either way, she never got credited
    for all her quips that supposedly came from
    Dorothy Parker!

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