Tag: Villanelle
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Read more: They Say: A Villanelle
They say you can’t miss what you never had. Who are they and how do they know my heart? I dare them to tell me why I’m not sad. My heart’s leaking tears; the break is that bad. “It’s all…
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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,…
