The Illness of Pierrot, by Alarie Tennille

The Illness of Pierrot, by Thomas Couture (France), 1859-1860.

The Illness of Pierrot (a rondelet)
 
Will Pierrot die?
Must comedy have tragic end?
Will Pierrot die?
Poor Harlequin begins to cry
Before the doctor's ushered in.
The maid says gluttony's a sin!
But will Pierrot die?

Alarie Tennille

Alarie Tennille was born and raised in Portsmouth, Virginia, and graduated from the University of Virginia in the first class admitting women. She became fascinated by fine art at an early age, even though she had to go to the World Book Encyclopedia to find it. Today she visits museums everywhere she travels and spends time at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri, where her husband is a volunteer guide. Alarie’s poetry book, Running Counterclockwise, contains many ekphrastic poems. Her book, Waking on the Moon, is pending. Please visit her at alariepoet.com.