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A villanelle is a form of 19-line poem consisting of five tercets and a final quatrain on two rhymes, but there is more to a villanelle. What is villanelle in poetry (complete definition)?
Mother's Love~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A love like no other, the love of a mother,
In her eyes, a universe of care and grace,
Her heart, a sanctuary unlike any other.
With her gentle touch, she can soothe any bother,
Her comforting words, like...
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mother,
Form: Villanelle
Echo of Hope~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hope echoes in the caverns of the soul,
a sound that heals, that makes us whole,
even when life exacts a heavy toll.
When darkness descends, and fears unroll,
hope’s echo resounds, its bell does toll,
hope echoes in the...
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hope,
Form: Villanelle
PetuniaIn gardens fair, where colors bloom,
Petunias dance in whispered grace,
Their vibrant hues dispel the gloom.
With petals soft as velvet plume,
They weave a tale of love's embrace,
In...
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flower,
Form: Villanelle
Tie Dyed HandI have been called a hippy dippy;
Transient, I travel when I can,
to me mellow flow is so groovy;
Traveling from city to city,
that flower child who lives in a van;
I have been called a hippy dippy;
My...
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emotions, feelings, nature,
Form: Villanelle
America Needs A Multiparty System RantGrandstanders are crooks as far I can tell
Some grandstanders aren’t what can I say
A mixed system is needed I do yell
Dems weak and do zip homie. did foretell
Biden’s Israel mid-east plan good. I...
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america, angst, political,
Form: Villanelle
Why Do I Paint Myself The Villian?Why do I paint myself the villain?
Why do I see everyone else as a saint?
What makes them so great?
I know I make mistakes,
But don't they?
Why do I paint myself the villain?
Why do we think others...
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deep, forgiveness, identity, introspection,
Form: Villanelle
God Cometh As The Uninvited Guess REVISED EST-HAWTHeavenly Master, mirror-less races ...,
fat, thin, tall, short, friend, foe--didn't you know?
Soul choose sin--soulless|soul forgive saves--us.
Saved souls Heaven bound|ground zero soulless,
selves/reborn, lame bod/mind--restored, UP ... GO!
Heavenly Master, mirror-less races ...,
Scriptures were Written, contemps..., made...
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change, conflict, confusion, earth,
Form: Villanelle
Tempered Tongue
There are words that I’m slow to say,
Bound inside and kept away, so
My tempered tongue I won’t betray.
Without much thought an ass will bray;
Many with their jawbone slay, so
There are words that I’m slow to...
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emotions, feelings, humanity, spoken
Form: Villanelle
Mirror, In The Line Of Fire: POTW''Reflection of two world faith's, they're [+ & -] for now, HAIL, the created who followed their rules, be 'change' in their faith that bear's silly nothings but rules & regs that [/'s not x's]...
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analogy, games, imagery, life,
Form: Villanelle
ZinniaZinnia Jazz called at the daybreak of Spring
The bees buzzed "how on earth does your garden grow?"
And the fresh season tapped in time with a zing
Bearing trowels and soil, the green fingered sing
With love and...
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flower, spring,
Form: Villanelle
Villanelles IIIThese are villanelles by Michael R. Burch and and villanelle-like poems...
Villanelle: Trump’s Retribution Resolution
by Michael R. Burch
My New Year’s resolution?
I require your money and votes,
for *you* are *my* retribution.
May I offer you dark-skinned scapegoats
and bigger...
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america, anger, community, money,
Form: Villanelle
Villanelles IIVillanelle
by Michael R. Burch
Is poetry mere turning of a phrase?
Has prose become its height and depth and sum?
What happened to the songs of yesterdays?
Does prose leave all nine Muses vexed and glum,
with fingers stuck in...
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dark, muse, poems, poetry,
Form: Villanelle
A Room Full of EvilIts all so destroying,
Clear as broad daylight,
We pretend not to witness a horrendous sight.
Self-sabotage, addiction, hatred,
Neglection, stubbornness, negativity
Its all so destroying.
We see it, we notice it,
We even catch it by its speed
We...
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analogy, corruption, emotions, evil,
Form: Villanelle
Time LordWisdom gained from pain
Lost tomorrow sentenced
Shadows think me insane
Tortured and blood soaked stains
Detached from earth yet dependent
Wisdom gained from pain
Memory lies in the rain
Star gazing got me contentment
Shadows think me insane
Free to play games
Facing...
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crazy, emotions, french, nonsense,
Form: Villanelle
The Crow, the Crusade, and the CollapseAn arrow shot past my head,
Punctured nothing resting inside.
It took another one instead.
I shrink as their land spreads,
A heavy scar to remain beside.
An oppressed feeling of dread.
Shields...
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Categories:
anxiety, mental health, pain,
Form: Villanelle
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