Notes About The Poem

7/17/2026

Poetry Wheel Challenge:

Theme: Ocean
Emotion: Longing
Color: Crimson
Season: Spring
Form: Villanelle
Object: Bridge
Verb: Remember

Created using the PoetrySoup Poetry Wheel.

Crimson Longings

Crimson longings of Spring were cast on our ocean
Taking flight from the depths of Spring’s surging seas
As bridges we formed seeking love and devotion

We were under the spell of love’s potent potion
Focusing on each other’s wants and needs
Crimson longings of Spring were cast on our ocean

Love’s shine never dulled by life’s daily commotion 
Our love thus strengthened by varied degrees
As bridges we formed seeking love and devotion

We remember those days in detailed slow motion 
Love’s strong emotions bringing us to our knees
Crimson longings of Spring we cast on our ocean

Neither of us leaving was ever a notion
Our thoughts back then were each other to please
As bridges we formed seeking love and devotion

Growing old together enhances emotion
No regrets or mistakes for either to appease
Crimson longings of Spring were cast on our ocean
As bridges we formed seeking love and devotion
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Scragg Avatar
July 18, 2026 at 3:45 AM
A very beautiful Villanelle Mark. It perfectly fits the criteria on the wheel. And its lovely that you have used a lasting relationship/love as your theme in oceanic symbolism. :-D
Toney Avatar
July 19, 2026 at 5:32 AM
Thank you for your thoughtful comment, Natasha.
Smith  Avatar
July 18, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Wonderful write.
Toney Avatar
July 19, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Much appreciated, Alison.
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