Known for 'selfies' was Albrecht Durer
in his day none were more surer
Painted 'photos' were his sure thing
fame then&now to him thay did bring
Durer christened Albrecht
so versatile & artfully correct
Best now remembered for a handsome face
in selfies made with good Grace
Nuremburg 's Albrecht Durer was ever in debt
&over his appearance often did fret
His long locks were the apex of taste
so a 'selfie' * an opportunity notl to waste
*https://www.wikiart.org/en/albrecht-durer/self-portrait-1498
“The number 34 is the magic constant of the 4 by 4 magic square shown on the engraving “Melencolia I“ by Albrecht Dürer. Wikipedia"
Oh, my room’s square melancholy!
Les femmes préfèr les hommes au Lee*.
My bed is empty, my ripped jeans
alas, are still on me. It means
you did not come. I’m thirty four.
I've never been so crushed before.
A dusk, a stillness, an alone
shade on the wall, a sleeping phone,
a melancholical etude
of poet’s square solitude.
(fr.) Women prefer men in Lee jeans. A pun: it sounds in French like “Women prefer men in bed” (au lit).
18.07.2019
Writing Challenge 2, July 2019- Melancholy- Poetry Contest
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