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You Never Sleep

River deep
And wide
It boggles my mind how you never sleep.
Yet, you creep
Along very dignified.
River deep
Never saying a peep
In all kinds of vessels you give man and his 
Goods a ride.
It boggles my mind how you never sleep
You keep
Yourself owl eyed.
River deep
Where the dolphins leap
And hide
It boggles my mind how you never sleep.
People don't know your secrets or the treasures
You have had to sweep
Aside.
River deep
It boggles my mind how you never sleep.

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Line Gauthier

Date: 11/25/2019 8:43:00 AM

Lovely rhythm. I am falling in love again with the villanelle form.

Bette Bavington
Date: 11/25/2019 9:28:00 AM

Thank you. The villanelle is one if my favorites.

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 5/22/2019 11:54:00 PM

You have captured the essence of the river, always moving, wide awake even in the darkest night time.

Bette Bavington
Date: 5/23/2019 8:38:00 AM

Hello Caren. Thank you. My husband and I started our journey on April 27th by boat going to Pennsylvania. It has been an eye opening trip. I hope you are having a great day.