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Villanelle: Those Whom the Gods Disdain Bloat Tough In Hubris

Villanelle : Those whom the gods disdain bloat tough in hubris Those whom the gods disdain bloat tough in hubris Vesuvius sank isle strung duckweed in Mid-Sea Tectonic plates clash Zeus’ curse sinks Atlantis Tough talk across Atlantic makes Olympus hiss Triumphant magnate tandem with pale Yin on knee Those whom the gods disdain bloat tough in hubris No Plato to lament holy Lost Angeles Split through Grand Canyon guts out at New Jersey Tectonic plates clash Zeus’ curse sinks Atlantis Meru’s father stomachs no campaign mudsling blitz : « Stop the la-di-da now or I’ll make you float free ! » Those whom the gods disdain bloat tough in hubris « Let Minerva win or I’ll split Oval Office ! I’ll not say it again : You’ll lose Land of Free ! » Tectonic plates clash Zeus’ curse sinks Atlantis No curse worse than what shatters Olympus bliss « Come to your senses now : Trump card will make you flee ! » Those whom the gods disdain bloat tough in hubris Tectonic plates clash Zeus’ curse sinks Atlantis © T. Wignesan – Paris, 2016

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