A rengay by Colin Stewart Jones and Michael Dylan Welch
First published in Frogpond 36:2, Spring/Summer 2013, page 57. Written on 3 December 2011 (actually 4 December 2011 for Colin) by email between Aberdeen, Scotland and Sammamish, Washington in under three hours. Times listed are Pacific Standard Time.
Encore Une Fois
her arms stretch back
on last night’s bed Colin, 8:01 pm
the record player skipping
La Vie En Rose Michael, 8:40 pm
reading Kerouac
in the bathroom
Zobi La Mouche Colin, 9:20 pm
nothing left
for Les Misérables
but nosebleed seats Michael, 10:03 pm
Un Homme et Une Femme
chant along at the cinema Colin, 10:34 pm
the star of
Le Retour de Martin Guerre
banging the piano Michael, 10:53 pm