Kp Nunez Poet Villanelle

Love Ever Beats

Shadows haunt the hearth with passion’s decline;
gloom hugs cornices and curtains block the light,
yet hope ever beats in love’s blessed shrine.

Silence’s been louder the past Valentine’s;
nothing’s colder than a cup of lost fight .
Shadows haunt the hearth as passion declines.

Myrtles line life’s pathways with colubrine;
lovers used to look forward to each night.
Still, hope ever beats in love’s blessed shrine.

Yet two lives will for always entwine
when both hearts pray for each  to reach new heights
as shadows haunt  with passion’s slow decline.

The memory of what each meant defines
an image of a future that’s still bright	
as hope ever beats in love’s blessed shrine.

The thought of what could be this Valentine's
a step back to romance and such charmed sight.
Shadows may haunt with passion’s slow decline,
yet hope ever beats in love’s blessed shrine.





04 February, 2016
For Valentine Villanelle Challenge

♡Like0

Share Poem

---

Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.

Please Login to post a comment

Funom Makama February 16, 2016 at 9:27 AM great quality with wonderful fitting of words and lines. The grace from this page is worth more than a 7. Visiting your pages always come with meeting my expectations and with this I say "Keep on writing please".. So so incredible.

Arthur Vaso February 12, 2016 at 11:34 PM Wow very beautiful write Kim!!

Robert Lindley February 9, 2016 at 11:23 PM Superb Villanelle, Kim. Good luck in that contest my friend. A pleasure to read your work, always. A7

Eileen Manassian February 9, 2016 at 1:03 PM WOW! This is incredible, Kim. I mean it....you have such a way with words...some usually choices that I liked...One I don't even know! :) Good for you, Girl. Good luck in the contest, dear. Thanks for visiting my blog...Hugs

Lindsay Laurie February 7, 2016 at 5:09 PM Once again Kim, very impressive and I wish you luck in the contest - Lindsay

Janice Canerdy February 7, 2016 at 1:53 PM A 7 for sure on this bittersweet, lovely villanelle! Janice

White Sage February 7, 2016 at 12:47 PM using the villanelle form and writing this passionate piece, wow! you've done this excellently, best of luck in the contest Kim

Andrea Dietrich February 5, 2016 at 6:54 PM thanks for your message to me, Kim! Keep up your outstanding work

Nette Onclaud February 5, 2016 at 12:08 PM dear me, kim... hope brings love back to where it belongs... you captured this occasion with ease and depth... salute!.. huggs

Andrea Dietrich February 5, 2016 at 9:07 AM Kim, this is one of the better entries I have seen in the contest. It was hard for me to be "deep" with this challenge. I liked mine but felt it trivial next to yours. WEll done, my friend.

Anne-Lise Andresen February 5, 2016 at 8:29 AM - Impressive and beautiful, Kim - I wish you a lovely weekend :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Paul Callus February 5, 2016 at 8:07 AM Well done and full marks for this inspired Villanelle, Kim! I acknowledge that this form is not at all easy to handle, but you took up the challenge and came out on top! I find that careful planning has to be done prior to writing, and you must have done your homework well:) Hugs and gl // paul

Daniel Turner February 4, 2016 at 8:03 PM Beautifully penned, as usual, Kim. Good luck. I look forward to seeing you in the winner's circle.

Jan Allison February 4, 2016 at 5:00 PM excellent villanelle Kim good luck in the contest - I have only written one before and found it a great challenge:-) hugs Jan xx

Demetrios Trifiatis February 4, 2016 at 12:40 PM Once they asked Euripides, the Ancient Greek tragedian of the 5th century BC, how did he feel when he reached an age where he could not "please" a lady any longer, he replied: " I thank the Gods that I have been liberated from this daemon!" Carnal satisfaction is necessary to lay the foundation of relationship for the edifice of love but when the edifice of love is completed, it is not necessary for the relationship to grow! This realization comes with age! An excellent villanelle, dear Kim!