Villanelle 3 'There Is No Folly In Forgiving Well'

Forgiveness always welcomes every Chance! She finds her way beneath the Cry and Hue*, Her gentle eye ne’er looks at one askance… To him, who Bumbles... asks her for a Dance, She smiles, demure, but to her Love, stays True! Forgiveness always welcomes every Chance! To him, who flees, a thief, from far-off France, She gives hiding… and cuts his bonds in two! Her gentle eye ne’er looks at one askance… To her, who lost her Treasures to Romance, She bids her bid the miscreant, adieu! Forgiveness always welcomes every Chance! To her, who leaves her baby at the manse, She helps and hopes, and starts her off anew! Her gentle eye ne’er looks at one askance… To all, who stumble blindly through the trance That we call Life, without cloak, hat or shoe: Forgiveness always welcomes every Chance! Her gentle eye ne’er looks at one askance… ______________________ *’Cry and Hue’ is a Common Law practice requiring witnesses to help apprehend a criminal