Family Villanelle Poems
These Family Villanelle poems are examples of Villanelle poems about Family. These are the best examples of Villanelle Family poems written by international poets.
I'M, We'Re, GrowingI am, as were my parents before me,
undoubtedly, their parents before them...
perpetuating our family tree.
Trusting in God, and Jesus Christ is key
to their faith, as...
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appreciation, birth, creation, destiny,
She Moved Upstairsour angel who sleeps so peacefully there
the foundation that supports all our lives
no momma' didn't die; she moved upstairs
hands that can play Amazing Grace with...
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mother son, remember,
The Sycamore TreeI was born to breathe free, outdoors
count my rings and you will know how old I am
I come from a family of...
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introspection,
Sweet Dreams of YouthSweet dreams of youth sweet dreams of youth; sweet dreams are sweet with
melons and dew from the morning mist to give...
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age, america, appreciation,
One Poet's ConfessionSometimes my mind wanders aimlessly
I find myself indulging in silly frivolity,
When I think about it, rather shamelessly.
Occasionally I pen things distastefully,
Not considering my life’s finer...
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perspective, poets, writing,
Festering WoundThe family ties are frayed by a festering wound
The siblings are fighting over their parent’s will,
The oldest brother a younger sister has impugned.
As fighting continued,...
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family,
Jill's Segregationist Family Attacks-Jill couldn't stop thinking about the blacks
she was just so hot and red so mad
But she could never forget the feedback
That morning, Jill was shocked...
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analogy, anxiety, discrimination, hate,
In the Land Where the Bears and Tigers SleepIn the land where the bears and tigers sleep
Rests the man whom I had once called brother,
And he climbed over his mountains so steep.
We snuck...
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brother, death, dedication, eulogy,
Stand In a Field and ScreamWhen you are confused, anxious, in pain, your stomach in a granny knot.
Near the end, nowhere to go, no friends, no family that understands.
"Stand in...
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anxiety, betrayal, depression, lost
Burial of a Young SoldierThe bugles will sound in the distant courtyard
The proud soldier came home from the cause,
Many tears will be shed with noted regard.
A much-decorated warrior in...
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conflict, death, soldier, veterans
When They Exhume My PoemsWhen I die
I give the Pulitzer Board
Permission
To exhume my lyrics
And some overweight ME
Will put my verses on a slab
Going thru my stanzas for tone
looking...
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villanelle, assonance, death, eulogy, i
Devil On Earth- a Major World ProblemYou may have heard the devil was banished to hell,
there was no place in God’s heaven for his misdeeds,
when thrown from heaven, on our planet,...
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betrayal, christian, grave, hate,
A Far CryHopeless cries from faraway Africa are heard
Searing sands of Ethiopia cry for sustainable water
Children are dying, never having spoken a word.
Desperate fathers...
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africa, children, death, hurt,
Christmas DayWhat joy we feel on Christmas Day
For children everywhere a thrill
Gifts have arrived on Santa's sleigh
Our tree, a colourful display
With lights, glitter and much tinsel
What...
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celebration, christmas, family,
May You Are the BestWelcome May you are the best
So glad to see you after winter
You took a twelve month rest
Singing birds are in their nest
Flowers blooming bright colors
Welcome...
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beautiful, bird, color, flower,