Jean Béraud, French
“I Am So Glad I Texted You About the Dress Code Tonight. I Was Planning To Wear Shorts,” Date Unknown
Oil on canvas
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/// They’re in Paris. The time? Belle Époque.
Off the Ballroom, the men had a smoke.
Women gossiped and chat
while their dance partners sat
and repeated an off-color joke.
/// In this Scène du Bal, (Bal Parisienne),
Jean Bèraud concentrates on the men.
Wearing pristine white gloves,
It appears each man loves
time with pals more than waltzing again.
/// We’ve been told they’re great lovers in France;
each an expert in worldly romance.
These men fled from the place
where their partner’s embrace
was confined to a fancy-dress dance.