A Dinner Party - Rebecca del Rio

[Larry Robinson]

A Dinner Party
 
Misha, who has invited Fidel Castro worries
That I, the host, will seat him next to
My guest, Leon Trotsky, which is my plan.
 
Simone de Bouvier, invited by Ilona,
Holds captive and captivated a
Dusty, hungry Richard Leakey, Numa’s guest.
 
Freud pushes back his chair to light
His pipe, which greatly irritates
Beethoven, who is easily irritated.
 
Numa wanted Freud seated by Madame Blavatsky,
Believing some lively conversation and conflict
Could ensue. But Blavatsky bores him.
 
Karl Marx yawns, finding
The company decidedly tedious, with all 
The misinterpretation of his intentions,
But seeing Isadora Duncan,wishes
He were handsome. 

 
The coffee and dessert delight, despite
The late hour and the graves that await.
 
	- Rebecca del Rio