Greg Stanley Poet Villanelle

Here I Lie Dreaming of You

Here I lie dreaming of you,
Taken from me so many years ago,
It’s the only thing I have left to do.

Your glistening eyes of cobalt blue,
Illuminates the night of fallen snow.  
Here I lie dreaming of you,

Velvety hair shimmering through  
Moonlit forest, a golden glow,
It’s the only thing I have left to do.	

Why did you break my heart in two?  
And why did you have to go? 
Here I lie dreaming of you,

My eyes shut and I suddenly knew,	
We’ll soon rejoin in the eternal flow, 
It’s the only thing I have left to do.	

My time has passed, and my life through, 
Angels take me to our final plateau.
Here I lie dreaming of you,
It’s the only thing I have left to do.


Lost Love 
Written by: Greg Stanley
January 12, 2012

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Debbie Duncan May 25, 2012 at 10:00 PM I love this ;}

Chrysanthemum Flower February 20, 2012 at 11:57 AM That is a very beautiful poem! Cobalt, nice word

Kash Poet January 26, 2012 at 12:37 AM Congratulations Greg on your win.Enjoyed your poem.

Andrea Dietrich January 25, 2012 at 6:43 PM this was one of my favorites of the villanelles in this contest. Congrats to you on your win. LUv, Andrea

Linda-Marie Sweetheart January 25, 2012 at 9:02 AM congrats Greg on a fantastic win for this dynamic delight ..luv..

Carol Sunshine Brown January 25, 2012 at 6:21 AM Congratulations on the win in Francine's ""4 forms 4 themes" contest Greg. Love, Carol

David Williams January 25, 2012 at 1:55 AM Greg congrats on your win, nice villanele..David

Joyce Johnson January 24, 2012 at 10:48 PM A beautiful, sentimental villanelle, Greg. Congratulations.

Francine Roberts January 24, 2012 at 9:22 PM congrats on your 5th place win Greg, this is a lovely villanelle

Anne-Lise Andresen January 13, 2012 at 4:48 AM Sending you lot of L-O-V-E !!!Sad love poem Greg.Like Rockman say:so many heartbrake poem today!oxox BIG hug to Greg from Anne-Lise Greg Stanley January 13, 2012 at 8:48 PM You can never have too much LOVE, Thank you so much Anne

Rockman Pritts January 12, 2012 at 11:55 PM So many poems of heatbreak today. It's sad but it's also a part of life and a great source of poetic inspiration. You have conveyed the feeling well. Rockman

Andrea Dietrich January 12, 2012 at 11:29 PM You did really nicely with this one. There were some very pretty lines in it and you really showed the quality of nostalgia thru your words of dreaming (the only thing I have left to do). It's GREAT. Luv, Andrea

Robert Pettit January 12, 2012 at 10:38 PM A difficult poem to write is a villanelle, but it appears you pulled it off well (Hey, that rhymes!) Good job, Greg