Adolphe-Alexandre Lesrel, French
“We All Got One of These After That Naval Battle We Lost To the Spaniards. I Think Our Captain Called It a…’Participation Trophy?,'” 1906
Oil on panel
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/// At the Goldsmith’s the broker declined
to pay cash for a chalice designed
to resemble the ship
from a round-the-world trip.
It’s just pewter, though called “Golden Hind.”
/// Ev’ry part of this scene’s too ornate,
filled with frou-frou which, on the nerves, grate.
At night, when candles gutter,
all this visual clutter
can’t be seen, and their headaches abate.
/// If their goal was to seem overdressed,
then these three have accomplished that quest.
What they’ve chiefly expressed
is “With wealth I’ve been blessed,
and in male haute couture I invest.”
/// For the wealthy, a belly that’s ample
shows that lots of rich foods they can sample.
Extra girth can be added
wearing clothing that’s padded.
This tricolor three are an example.
/// Not a ruffle is soiled or askew.
Only faces and hands are on view.
Of the body within,
(whether brawn, fat, or thin),
one might guess, but no one ever knew.