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Her Heart Was Aflame

She'd sharpened her arrows, desired his name L'affaire, hush-hush, with the Prince of Tibet This lady of France, whose heart was aflame She was, as you've guessed, no regular dame She drew her bow tight; the Prince she would get She'd sharpened her arrows, desired his name His jaw, chiseled stone, a challenge to tame She dared to dream that she'd join his jet-set This lady of France, whose heart was aflame She flew to his palace, its entrance gold-framed Those sounds in her ear -- Ought she to fret? She'd sharpened her arrows, desired his name Alarms screamed all about; this was no game Comprehending the threat, her skin all a-sweat This lady of France, whose heart was aflame Gendarmes forced her inside; her pleas, so lame L'affaire was now up; she'd placed a bad bet She'd sharpened her arrows, desired his name This lady of France, whose heart was aflame

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Sunlite Wanter

Date: 7/7/2019 6:24:00 PM

Where in the world did you get this idea? I love it, love it, all the way through.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/7/2019 6:51:00 PM

I have no idea whatsoever where these ideas come from... Isaac Asimov, the incomparable Isaac Asimov, after predicting mass automation of most of the workplace, was asked if he worried that robots would take over the work of authors. He said, 'No,' because if he couldn't explain how and why he did what he did, how could a robot be programmed to do something similar... :) gw

Kurt Ravidas

Date: 7/7/2019 6:06:00 PM

Holy sheet and blanket, it's a villanelle! How do you do it, Wolf? It's as hard as a hell.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/7/2019 8:13:00 PM

Hey, seriously, I just follow the instructions, sweat my buttocks off, revise, revise and revise some more...and sometimes they turn out alright. :) gw

Sandra Adams

Date: 7/7/2019 5:46:00 PM

Another wonderful villanelle flows from your pen....i enjoyed this one, the words you chose told the story well and gave it an old time feel...:) hugs

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/7/2019 8:12:00 PM

Ah, thank you, Sandra. I tried to put a little of that 'old-time feel' in there. Thanks for noticing. Best wishes, Gershon

Panagiota Romios

Date: 7/7/2019 5:34:00 PM

You talent you! In history, utilizing various types of formats! Plus a more than apt intelligence showing. You blow me away! Panagiota

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/7/2019 8:11:00 PM

My 'talent,' LOL, is 99% perspiration, trust me. The harder I work, the luckier I get... is all. :) gw

Gary Smith

Date: 7/7/2019 4:58:00 PM

An excellent Villanelle Gershon, much enjoyed. :)

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/7/2019 5:15:00 PM

Gary, this is high praise coming from you... Thank you so much... So glad I found you and your poems on the Soup today. I think they're just great! Write on, my friend! :) gw

Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/7/2019 5:15:00 PM

Gary, this is high praise coming from you... Thank you so much... So glad I found you and your poems on the Soup today. I think they're just great! Write on, my friend! :) gw