Come Christmas Eve
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A Villanelle
A Villanelle is nineteen-lines with a ( aba aba aba aba aba abaa ) rhyming scheme.
Repetitive lines are part of the form the first and the third lines in the first stanza are repeated in alternating order throughout the poem and appear together in the last couplet (last two lines).
Come Christmas Eve; I'd hear the sleigh bells peal,
accompanied by carolers singing,
like most kids, I believed Santa was real.
Getting gifts would trigger a smile or squeal
belting-out songs of jingle bells ringing,
come Christmas Eve, I'd hear the sleigh bells peal.
I cannot describe the joy I would feel
dreaming of the toys, Rudolph was bringing,
like most kids, I believed Santa was real.
Mom would prepare a festive turkey meal
while dad dodged snowballs, we kids kept flinging,
come Christmas Eve; I'd hear the sleigh bells peal.
When I was young, Christmas was a big deal
mostly due to my Christian upbringing,
like most kids, I believed Santa was real.
The holiday season increased my zeal
to build forts from snowflakes wet and clinging.
Come, Christmas Eve, I'd hear the sleigh bells peal,
like most kids, I believed Santa was real.
(Villanelle)
12/04/2020
Deck The Halls Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Joseph May
Copyright © Emile Pinet | Year Posted 2020
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