Category: Villanelle
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Read more: Some Hearts: A Villanelle
Some hearts were meant for breaking Unluckily born in vain Thornbird’s song in the making. Some hearts were meant for taking Not caring if they cause pain Some hearts were meant for breaking. Some hearts go through life faking It’s…
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Read more: The Clue | A Villanelle
I wish I knew how to quit you* Although my heart breaks at the thought. But neither of us has a clue. I gazed into your eyes and knew This crazy love would come to naught. I wish I knew…
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Read more: Our Road: A Villanelle
This week’s prompt at MindlovesMisery Menagerie is to write a response to the phrase, “The End of the Road.” The end of our road came too fast. Despite road bumps and hairpin turns— Seems the best things aren’t made to…
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Read more: Pretty Red Flags: A Villanelle
Because you said you loved me more, O, how could those big brown eyes lie? The pretty red flags I ignored. Our cottage perched along Maine’s shore— Some called it a pie in the sky, Because you said you loved…
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Read more: The Lack: A Villanelle
When twilight pales and fades to black, A breeze swirls through the willow trees I wonder what it is I lack. Sometimes I wish that you’d come back Other times I’m glad to be free When twilight pales and fades…
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Read more: Our Time | A Villanelle
It’s OLN (Open Link Night) over at the dVerse Poets Pub. I chose the villanelle below to share. I still believe you hung the moon Painted rainbows after a storm. Who knew our time would end so soon? The look…
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Read more: Your House: A Villanelle
I drove past your house yesterday Pumpkins, bare twigs; a chilly breeze Quite an unsettling shade of gray. Paused before going on my way To watch an oak tree shed its leaves I drove past your house yesterday. Squirrels scampering,…
