/// At The Meeting, two men stopped to say,
to Gustave, “Bonjour, Monsieur Corbet.”
They had watched him approach,
round the bend, their stopped coach.
Now they tried to make Gus turn away.
/// Wealthy Bruyas, with servant and hound,
blocked the way, asking, “Where are you bound?”
Gus replied, “What I seek
is a view that’s unique.”
Bruyas answered, “In that case, turn ‘round.”
/// Corbet’s paintings are what Bruyas buys.
In the backpack are painter’s supplies,
so Gus backtracked to draw
scenes his rich patron saw,
(and avoided a tragic surprise).
/// In that coach, which was parked up ahead,
was a girl Bruyas said he would wed.
She’d been cruelly misled;
since last night, hopes had fled.
(Courbet’s sister had shared Bruyas’ bed.)
/// At The Meeting, two men stopped to say,
to Gustave, “Bonjour, Monsieur Corbet.”
They had watched him approach,
round the bend, their stopped coach.
Now they tried to make Gus turn away.
/// Wealthy Bruyas, with servant and hound,
blocked the way, asking, “Where are you bound?”
Gus replied, “What I seek
is a view that’s unique.”
Bruyas answered, “In that case, turn ‘round.”
/// Corbet’s paintings are what Bruyas buys.
In the backpack are painter’s supplies,
so Gus backtracked to draw
scenes his rich patron saw,
(and avoided a tragic surprise).
/// In that coach, which was parked up ahead,
was a girl Bruyas said he would wed.
She’d been cruelly misled;
since last night, hopes had fled.
(Courbet’s sister had shared Bruyas’ bed.)