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Villanelle: Hoist Not the Flag of Your Hidden Vices

Villanelle: Hoist not the flag of your hidden vices Hoist not the flag of your hidden vices Wonder not why enemies pick on entrails No foe will salute nor sing your praises You cannot make curry without spices Worst not enemies with cat o' nine tails Hoist not the flag of your hidden vices Enemies crop up as you throw dices They hide in pockets and wear long tails No foe will salute nor sing your praises They even sport horns to cuckold spouses Call you names while you look for holy grails Hoist not the flag of your hidden vices Enemies revel not in open spaces Splice them only in their hidden entrails No foe will salute nor sing your praises Best enemies wallow in pungent sauces Flapping from naked flag-poles stuck in jails Hoist not the flag of your hidden vices No foe will salute nor sing your praises © T. Wignesan - Paris, 2017

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