Robert Pettit Poet Villanelle

My Love, I Have Missed You Since You Have Been Gone

My love, I have missed you since you have been gone.
Into my memory is burned that infamous day.
I have lost you, but I must carry on.

Overcome with sleeplessness, I can’t help each yawn.
What was sunny is now cloudy since you went away.
My love, I have missed you since you have been gone.

A king has been devalued to nothing but a pawn.
You ignored each plea I submitted for your stay.
I have lost you, but I must carry on.

The morning dew still beads across the lawn.
The tiny rainbows in each one went astray.
My love, I have missed you since you have been gone.

I am forever hopeful new love will spawn.
However, each hope seems to fade and decay.
I have lost you, but I must carry on.

Darkness still holds an advantage over the dawn.
All the colors in the prism have turned to gray.
My love, I have missed you since you have been gone.
I have lost you, but I must carry on.

Written January 12, 2012 for Francine's contest
theme of "lost love"

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Summer Arthur August 30, 2012 at 3:24 AM Wow! Wonderful imagery of a broken heart, of the need to move on and of course, hope of someday finding love again....It's like you wrote the exact words I've been trying to find inside....enjoyed a lot, thank you <3

Jon Arno January 27, 2012 at 6:45 PM Congratulations on your winning entry. Good job. Best regards, Jon

Kash Poet January 26, 2012 at 12:23 AM Beautiful poem on lost love Robert.Congratulations on your win.

Bl Devnath January 25, 2012 at 9:55 PM Congratulation on your win for this wonderful piece of write, enjoyed lately, sorry. Thanks, bl

Greg Stanley January 25, 2012 at 9:08 PM Robert, I remember this one. A well deserved big win, congratulations, Greg

Andrea Dietrich January 25, 2012 at 6:26 PM your repeating villanelle lines were well thought out and supported by this poem, Robert. I'm happy to see you high on this winners' list. Big congrats for you.

Linda-Marie Sweetheart January 25, 2012 at 8:50 AM congrats Robert on a huge win for this touching sentimental entry so poignant with it's wording.. feeling the emotion luv..

Carol Sunshine Brown January 25, 2012 at 6:16 AM Congratulations on the win in Francine's ""4 forms 4 themes" contest Robert. Love, Carol

David Williams January 25, 2012 at 1:48 AM Robert congrats on your win..David

Joyce Johnson January 24, 2012 at 10:30 PM Congratulations on your pantoum and win Robert. Love, joyce

Francine Roberts January 24, 2012 at 9:14 PM congrats on your second place win Robert with this villanelle, beautifully done, you should write more of these

Cecilia Macfarlane January 16, 2012 at 6:29 AM A beautifully written sad write.....best of luck in the contest.

Emma Mantle January 13, 2012 at 2:38 PM Beautifully done Robert. Great use of expression here. Loved the 4th stanza, and I think the last really sums it up well. Best wishes for Francines contest, I'm sure this will do very well. Em :)

Greg Stanley January 12, 2012 at 10:45 PM Robert, very, very well done. So much emotion and sadness too. You handled this contest perfectly; I see a winner here, best of luck, Greg

Francine Roberts January 12, 2012 at 9:11 PM soup mail

Brenda Victoria Northeast January 12, 2012 at 8:56 PM Oh that is so sad Robert I do hope rainbows return and your heart will once again shine like sunshine glowing in summer rain. Blessings and good fortune in contest, Brenda : )

Dan Kearley January 12, 2012 at 8:53 PM You have brought me to sadness with your well written poem. :-(

Joe Flach January 12, 2012 at 8:51 PM Terrific write, Robert. Love the Villanelle form and you have applied it well. I think Francine's rules ask you to label the type of love at the bottom of the poem. I know it is obviously Lost Love - but you might want to make sure you comply to the rules so you get your due recognition for this terrific write. Joe

Poet Destroyer A January 12, 2012 at 8:39 PM Robert, a very heartfelt poem... still with the power of carrying on... i can see how ones loss can make all the colors turn grey... great poem..enjoyed,..p.d.