Short Villanelles Poems

Night poet as, I create
Other poems possible
Tankas intimate
Heroic rhyming poesy
Iambic couplets plenty
Nursery rhyme tales
Greek elegy odes
Italian novellas fables
Mournful elegies
Poesy, sestinas, villanelles
Other verse lyrics
Short rhythmical compositions
Spiritual rhyme versifications
Innovative poetry stanzas
Book anthology prefaces
Literary novelettes
Epic narratives...

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While sitting at my writing desk
I penned a poem on white pages,
What came to grow inside my head?
Motley forms of meter ranges.

First, I jotted one Canzone
Followed by two strong Sonnets,
Next, I added three Rondeaus
Not to mention many Couplets.

Then I scribbled five Villanelles,
With six Sestinas I just treasure,
Along with only eight Kyrielles,
A rima royal for good measure.

Now I'm stumped! What should I do?
This poem was meant to be Haiku....

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My hands are leafing through ancient lore
The dust on each cover is carefully removed
I sit on my bed and surround myself with poetry
reading dictionaries for the thrill of learning a new word
I study foreign languages to keep my mind sharp
feasting on fiction that keeps me awake to the Witching Hour
memorize villanelles and couplets a-plenty
grabbing at bookmarks to keep my place in realms
Singing odes and practicing accents in the shower
This is what Literature and Poetry do.....

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