Lin Lane Poet Villanelle

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In Celtic Shadows: Collaboration With Mike

The shadows lengthen as comes Celtic night, 
you are in my arms at the end of day, 
my eternal beauty, my guiding light.

We shall be together 'fore soft twilight
To you I run without pause or delay
The shadows lengthen as comes Celtic night.

Love in our souls as our minds take to flight, 
lost in your eyes, love we'll never betray, 
my eternal beauty, my guiding light.

With emotions soaring to such great height
I yearn to watch the sun's last drowning ray
The shadows lengthen as comes Celtic night

In the gloaming of our passion's delight, 
from our love's blooming we never shall stray, 
my eternal beauty, my guiding light.

Your romantic writings always ignite
this great love our hearts tenderly convey
The shadows lengthen as comes Celtic night
my eternal beauty, my guiding light.


Thank you for the invitation to continue our Celtic series, Mike. These two have a love that time and shadows can never conceal.

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Gayle Rodd September 7, 2017 at 3:01 PM This is a beauty! I'd venture to say it would make some of the greatest poets jealous!

Robert Lindley August 31, 2017 at 12:42 PM This is truly and wonderfully crafted poetry by two exceptional poets that is my great honor to be friends with. Every verse fits perfectly. A fav and my congrats to both very talented artists that created this jewel.

Vladislav Raven August 24, 2017 at 11:26 AM Hi Lin, just here to give you my congratulations on our poem Of the Day. It was a pleasant surprise to see it there, especially from my page. I suppose, all that matters is we got there. It is always an honour and a pleasure to write with you. Have a wonderful day. Hugs....Mike. XX. I shouldn't have been horsing around when putting the slippers on. Lesson learned, i hope. Lin Lane August 24, 2017 at 11:32 AM Thank you, Mike. Enjoy the day.

Winged Warrior August 24, 2017 at 9:15 AM Back to Congrats!!! Lin...^WW^ Lin Lane August 24, 2017 at 10:10 AM How thoughtful that you'd revisit me with your congratulations when it's Mike's post that is featured. I appreciate that very much, WW.

Jan Allison August 23, 2017 at 4:19 AM oh wow Lin and Mike you have excelled with a beautiful romantic poem and the most challenging of forms with this stunning villanelle - Bravo!:-) into my faves:-) hugs Jan xx Lin Lane August 23, 2017 at 5:20 AM Thank you on all counts...and we're happy you like it.

Russell Sivey August 23, 2017 at 4:10 AM Wow! This is a very beautiful romantic write you two! I really really enjoyed reading this tremendous poem this morning, you have amazed me by your incredible skill with the Villanelle, a difficult form to master, but you did an excellent job at it! What beauty in your words I did see, took hold and relinquished me! Great Work!! Lin Lane August 23, 2017 at 5:20 AM Thank you, Russell.

Connie Marcum Wong August 22, 2017 at 1:59 PM Lin and Mike, you both have succeeded in your collaboration of a beautiful Villanelle! These are difficult to master. Bravo! : ) Excellent! Lin Lane August 22, 2017 at 2:30 PM It was written without hesitation or question. Mike is a prince when it comes to collaborations. Thanks a lot, Connie.

Frederic Parker August 22, 2017 at 11:56 AM nice to have a writing buddy to weave such romantic yarns with...well done Lin Lane August 22, 2017 at 12:20 PM It's very nice, Frederic, when two poets write together and the end result is something that others conceive as poetry. Thank you for your usual thoughtful comments. ;-)

Vladislav Raven August 22, 2017 at 11:10 AM Hi Lin, I loved doing this one. As always it was an honour and a pleasure to work on this one with you. Our Journey goes on. As always, i look forward to our next write. The Villanelle does sing. The picture adds so much to our words. Keep singing the songs Lin. This goes in my faves. Hugs....Mike. XX Lin Lane August 22, 2017 at 11:32 AM Shared pleasures on the journey, Mike. Our first in Villanelle form.

Tim Smith August 22, 2017 at 10:35 AM In the gloaming of passions delight...that verse is so so romantic as is all of this wondrous poem. Lin Lane August 22, 2017 at 11:31 AM Thanks so much, Tim. When a write begins with romantic words, it's not difficult to stay on the path.

Winged Warrior August 22, 2017 at 10:01 AM A beautiful Celtic tapestry of love...nicely done poets...god bless...^WW^ Lin Lane August 22, 2017 at 10:11 AM Thank you for your compliments, WW. I thought this picture said all that our words may have omitted. Winged Warrior August 22, 2017 at 10:02 AM love the pic too...