Sunday 20 December 2009

Postiche

POSTICHE

–adj.

1. superadded, esp. inappropriately, as a sculptural or architectural ornament.
2. artificial, counterfeit, or false.
–noun
3. an imitation or substitute.
4. pretence; sham.
5. a false hairpiece.






















He
Stole
A mask of gorilla
On the run,
To stage
An impromptu spoof
Of Euripides’ Medea
At a party:
Posthaste pastiche
With a postiche.

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