Hunting Party by: Hillarree Hamblin, Mixed media on canvas, 2010.
[responsivevoice rate=".9" voice="US English Female"]Botero’s “La Calle” by: Bryant Byrd
A large woman walked along
The narrow walk way with her tiny purse and umbrella
On la calle shopping
in the loveliest of weather
Wealthy in her frilly skirt
and banana colored blouse
A man opens the door
to see this giant standing…in front of his house
He first assumed it was a wall
Since the yellows seemed to blend
but then the walls began to talk and something
didn’t quite fit in
It was a normal day on la calle
for everybody else
but this is the day the large round woman
fell in love with a chef
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