A Stormy Villanelle

her storm seen sometime or never
her form a mottled cry,
begs the clinker from the sky

that many try, to pacify her ire,
nought can quench her heady fire,
her storm seen sometime or never

none have won to pacify her surge,
to all men now a cursed scourge,
begs the clinker from the sky

no prediction can be lent,
only heaven’s interdiction can be lent,
her storm seen sometime or never

grasps the metal’s leery eye,
depths of Hades burns it dry,
begs the clinker from the sky

then hard pull, protection’s reins,
her nature’s wrath, knows no direction,
her storm seen sometime or never,
begs the clinker from the sky


02/03/2015
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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March 6, 2015 at 2:45 AM
wonderful win........ Linda
Allison Avatar
March 5, 2015 at 12:10 PM
Very powerful write Peter. many congrats on your win:-) Hugs Jan xx
Hamilton Avatar
March 5, 2015 at 7:31 AM
good villanelle Peter rhyme not quite right it should be ABA, ABA, ABA, ABA, ABA ending in BBAA congrats on placing
Holmes Avatar
March 5, 2015 at 8:46 AM
Thanks for the feedback Shadow....think I'll stick to free verse!...Peter
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