Holiday Villanelle Poems

It’s the time of the year for Oktoberfest,
The nip in the air, the leaves skittering about
A fall festival that rates among the year’s best.

Custom beers...

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Excitement explodes with anticipation today,
Colorful flyers say the circus is coming to town
With animal acts, clowns, and music so gay.

Soon the big top will be...

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I suggest, no, implore, spare me your disgust
When I am being my self … my imperfect self,
For even the finest iron has been known to...

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Celebrating the Season

With joyous season drawing near
and holly boughs hung with delight,
we celebrate this time of year.

A festive feast of fun and cheer,
our decorations shining...

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Christmas is the season to be jolly
The holiday brings merriment and joys
With ho ho ho's and halls decked with holly

There's mistletoe and pine of loblolly
Santa...

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Come Christmas Eve; I'd hear the sleigh bells peal,
accompanied by carolers singing,
like most kids, I believed Santa was real.

Getting gifts would trigger a smile or...

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Garish and gaudy, a little bit nice,
Mrs. Claus’ pajamas on Christmas Eve.
Little bit naughty with sugar plum spice.

Garish and gaudy, a little bit nice,
Santa’s ho...

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Eager children await sweet treats
And colourful bags that have been filled
As well as pumpkins lined up to greet

Their tricks make the treats increase
All of the...

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Welcome May you are the best
So glad to see you after winter
You took a twelve month rest


Singing birds are in their nest
Flowers blooming bright colors
Welcome...

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Christmas Morning

Store displays are filled with all sorts of items:
Ladies wear, manly things and toys for children.
Christmas morning is for opening presents.

Pole to Pole colourful...

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My cookies have gone missing and I don't know where they are.
I planned to give them to my friends as symbols of good cheer—
one dozen...

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In a future that did bleep and blare,
Under a sky full of darkest pollutions,
These zombies have no thoughts to spare.

Faces glued to screens without care,
Lacking...

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A ridiculous sight for all to see
in my tacky sweater of Charlie Brown,
sitting nervously upon Santa's knee.

This shouldn't be, except my friends dared me;
a full-grown...

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With blinking eyes, and a new moon aglow
Family footsteps skip so glad and sleek
Come giddy days of Yuletide, we all flow.

Thrill of circus spins with...

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The eve of Christmas a day I won’t soon forget
It was the day we celebrated yes I do remember
The family came together for you with...

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