Ralph Sergi Poet Villanelle

The Knights Crusade

Dearest damsel, thou art my life
If thou want for food, it will always be there
I will offer confit and other gourmet fare

Whatever jewels ye desire I present to you
Be it Australian opals or Colombian gold 
Dearest damsel, thou art are my life

The ravages of nature may threaten ye
But I’ll cool thee in the brutal heat
and warm thee in the bitter cold

I will slay where all the dragons dwell
I'll protect thee from the gates of hell
Dearest damsel, thou art my life

My strength and resolve to win thy love
I will defy the gods above
Until my labors bring fruition

all these enumerations that I have stated
I promise thee with all my heart
Dearest damsel, thou art my life
 
But thou cannot have my Tapioca

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Isaiah Zerbst January 15, 2015 at 4:20 PM Now this is funny! I really like all the sentiments expressed. Medieval poems are just so interesting.

Ralph Sergi October 16, 2014 at 1:10 PM Hi liam: Thank you, liam. I was inspired by a villanelle poem."Do not go gently into the night", by Dylan Thomas.

Liam Mcdaid October 15, 2014 at 7:20 PM powerful piece of writing ralph love how you drew this quite magical write

Lucilla Carrillo July 20, 2014 at 6:10 PM Congratulations on being featured. I loved the poem, but why can't I have the tapioca? At least share, cause I love tapioca. Thanks for the humor... Lucilla

Cherl Dunn May 9, 2014 at 5:43 PM LOL WOW, I love this work great sense of humor infusion at the end, i thought oh a another serious work, than I got to the last line and you caught me off guard and kracked me up. Pretty cool don't worry I'm not going to take your pudding, lol thank you also for your comment on my Alamo write I just love to write historical poetry I thrive on it in a way, I guess, take care cheri

Andrea Dietrich May 6, 2014 at 5:38 PM ok, I LOVE the humor of this one. I do not like generally when people try to use old English, but because you ended it as a joke, I really liked that. It is a clever poem. But from what I recall of the villanelle rules of form, I am not sure your final lines always kept to the rule. I think you need two refrain lines that alternate at the end of each stanza. Recheck the rules and see if I am right. Was this for a contest?

Andrea Dietrich May 6, 2014 at 5:36 PM 'Ralph, you have to leave me messages at my poems. I only knew to came here because I clicked on the other poem again to see if I'd commented to it yet. good to know there is another new one here for me to see. I will read it now.

Arthur Vaso May 4, 2014 at 11:12 PM A great write, loved it! Cheers Ralph Sergi May 5, 2014 at 12:04 PM Hi Arthur, nice to know you. The things we take for granted unless you're a vegetarian. Your poem certainly does have a psychological bent. Great write! Thanks for your comment on my knights crusade.