Our colony was widely known in the village 

As the Les Rouges de Doha as it was populated 

By artists sculptors models and many other creatives 

Although ours was a very free group it had order 

It was a pale cooperative yet we religiously shared our profits  

After being ignored for many years we suddenly became chic 

And with chic came a degree of personal wealth 

This coincided with the closure of the nearby container port

Which greatly depressed the local economy 

Changing the mood of the town almost overnight

 We were no longer really accepted 

A fact that was further exasperated 

When some of our wealthier artists 

Purchased empty and abandoned properties 

And turned then into their southern retreats

Jerome G