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A Villanelle
A Villanelle is nineteen-lines with a ( aba aba aba aba aba abaa ) rhyming scheme.
Repetitive lines are part of the form the first and the third lines in the first stanza are repeated in alternating order throughout the poem and appear together in the last couplet.
Ushering in the first warm days of spring
subservient to Mother Nature's call,
April starts the season; sweet songbirds sing.
Flowers await rains April showers bring,
from a light drizzle to a tempest squall,
ushering in the first warm days of spring.
As migrating birds once again take wing
sufficiently prepared for the long haul,
April starts the season; sweet songbirds sing.
April melts away icicles that cling
and snowdrifts covering colors of Fall,
ushering in the first warm days of spring.
Being born in April, I've felt Her sting,
but even though She sometimes plays hardball,
April starts the season; sweet songbirds sing.
As winter wains, April is everything,
wearing misty drops as Her morning shawl.
Ushering in the gentle warmth of spring,
April starts the season; sweet songbirds sing.
(Villanelle)
06/20/2020
Copyright © Emile Pinet | Year Posted 2020
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