Dance Villanelle Poems

As shadows dance on my wall,
I lie awake in bed.
Who has come to call?
Was that a noise in the hall?
Or was it just in my...

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In the quiet depths where sorrows reside 
A melody of tears, a silent choir 
Each droplet, a note in emotions' tide 

Crystal beads on cheeks,...

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With dense mist adrift you dance cadenced slow,
amid your steps my stalled heart beats return.
Out of sight, you shape in me your shadow.

When from chilled...

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On birthdays, graduations, and anniversaries, days, 
It's time for celebration, let us enjoy ourselves, 
Forget routines and rituals, and have fun on these days.

Mingle with...

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In autumn's dance, where secrets gently creep,

A mystery entwined with fading light,

Life's questions in the depths of shadows seep.

 

Each leaf that falls, a story...

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Wild rambling roses of a pinkish bloom
dance in the breeze down by the sea.
Roots grasping deep in the tall wavy dunes.

Pussy Willows growing in a...

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Whispers

Listen to the whispers in the winds,
In the rolling waves of the wildflower on the hills,
Where poppies dance and flaunt their golden colors.

Hear the musical...

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Villanelle the Foal

A gripping dance 
(12 men lift a rigid horse onto a pick-up truck).
I drive gate-wide

in the Volvo 
(Mummy, what are they doing with...

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Ballerina	

A dainty dancer statue graces a busy pathway
Grace on perfect point for all to see
Heaven’s music beats in her heart every day

Clear crystal happiness begs...

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He was a beautiful bird with feathers bright white and cobalt blue
He happily chirped his songs while perched at the feeders every day
Often spotted high...

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She danced under milky moonlight,
Lithely swaying to starry strains,
Twirling like a nymph of the night;

He watched her waltz - a graceful sight,
Heeding no decorum constrains,
She...

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Once upon an age, you twinkle like star,
Far so high; among others, up the sky.
Even your parents wonder what you are!

Before birth, both admire your...

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Villanelle   L Milton Hankins         Aug 18th, 2022
A Corner Booth and Eggs Benedict

The mood needs to...

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She had nothing to gain
This is my only shot
Dance through the pain

It wasn’t my fault she didn’t have a main
Role. She wanted to see me...

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Sing me that song of compelling phrase,
Make me long to dance to your croon
With halting rhythms of a distant place.

I shall look longingly into your...

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