Ken Allan Dronsfield Poet Villanelle

A Stellar Ballet

Time's not sleeping but forever creeping
Breathe to live while the blood is hot;
in shadow dreams lies incessant weeping.

Heart beats like the clock, never sleeping
love burns with flames during a nightly walk;
Time's not sleeping but forever creeping.

A moon rising high in this twilight fleeting
with a teary haze, while the clock tic tocks;
in shadow dreams lies incessant weeping.

Love kind and true, now absent and fleeting,
the full moon exhales within a lunar clock;
Time's not sleeping but forever creeping.

Unto a midnight waltz, as feelings seeping
in the stellar ballet stars twinkle in shock;
in shadow dreams lies incessant weeping.

Starved as your ego continues shrieking
devouring hearts within a devious stalk.
Time's not sleeping but forever creeping
in shadow dreams lies incessant weeping.

1/30/2021
All Yours (Jan 30) Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Brian Strand

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Jenna Logan January 11, 2021 at 4:07 AM This is a wonderful Villanelle, Ken. Shadow dreams give cause for weeping. The 3rd tercet is my favorite, and your quatrain ties everything together for a fitting closing. Well done! Ken Allan Dronsfield January 11, 2021 at 2:37 PM Thank you so very much for enjoying my Villanelle. This was a regular rhyming poem that I completely reworked into the piece you read. I truly appreciate the support!