Jean Béraud, French
“Excuse Me, Ma’am, But Are You a Parking Ticket? Because You’ve Got ‘Fine’ Written All Over You,” Date Unknown
Oil on canvas
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/// Shopping (here) on the Rue de la Paix,
Colette calls for a cabriolet*.
When her corset is laced
to a fifteen inch waist,
very often she won’t have to pay.
/// The cab driver’s not being a saint.
There’s no charge, but a “free ride” it ain’t.
He has hopes for amor.
It has happened before;
in his cab wasp-waist women will faint.
/// The young salesgirl is holding a box
which contains Colette’s three brand new frocks.
Paid for what she can sell—
by the cabbie, as well—
to bring women who don’t have the pox.
*I am aware that the vehicle pictured is not a cabriolet. Since “carriage” didn’t rhyme, I took the liberty of using the wrong term.