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The Concierge
(For Mike)
He stands beside the door come rain, come shine;
pressed and dressed, a flower in his lapel.
As in his shoes the smiles of strangers shine
he stands beside the door come rain, come shine.
He tells us grandchildren are doing fine.
“Good morning, Madam. Sir, I hope you’re well.”
He stands beside the door come rain, come shine;
pressed and dressed, a flower in his lapel.
Julie Boden
(December 2007)
_In her role as Poet in Residence Julie Boden has been wandering, wondering and writing. Her poetic responses are sometimes inspired by music in general, by concert performances in particular, by musicians who visit, audiences who attend and people who work in their various roles at Symphony Hall and the Town Hall.
Julie says this particular poem was inspired by Mike Brett who welcomes people into the ICC and to Symphony Hall with professionalism, politeness, often with a flower in his lapel and always with a smile. The poem formed itself into a triolet because the circularity of the form seemed to suit this subject. It seemed to capture the way Mike is there day after day greeting people, talking to them, being interested in their lives but always keeping an eye out for those people passing through who may need his direction. For those of you interested in poetic forms: The triolet is a poetic form that can be traced back to medieval French poetry. It is made up of eight lines. The rhyme scheme is ABaAabAB. The first, fourth and seventh lines are identical, as are the second and final ones
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