Romantic Villanelle Poems

It’s so easy to explore the Universe;
Lean back, unwind, and simply relax,
close your eyes promise not to rehearse;

Stars, such romantic notions coerce
your spirit to take...

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It's been so long since I've swayed this peacefully
A message roll talks without voice; tucked safely within
'Cause mesmerizing is the light of your company

The sun...

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In her absence, her reflection is my poetry.
Quill could ink a million verses about her perfection.
Her heart's a gem not found in any rare jewellery.

Legacy...

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No other pair; compares beyond
Beauty lashes out; to seduce a smize;
I looked upon; two magic wand

Brown is the color to which is most yawned;
But it...

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I love riding in an old-fashioned sleigh
Tightly bundled against the frosty air,
A fine snowy winter evening getaway.

The two of us snuggling giddy and gay,
Enjoying ourselves...

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I think of summertime as an old friend,
for it’s when school let out and I could play!
Just like a young girl, still I hate its...

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Good night my dear. I’ll stay by your side.
The doctors say there’s nothing more to do
I’ll comfort you on this coaster ride.

Two lives together as...

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Call back the curtain, containing our kiss,
capturing young heartbeats with all their might.
Crease open the page; no line can I miss.

Within eternity, I reminisce
of the...

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A fragrant aroma held in a romantic glow 
staying in and snuggling has no price; 
Candles, you, and a feast of perfect tacos; 

Together dancing...

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Villanelles

The villanelle is a poetic form based on repetition, with a double refrain. 



Villanelle: The Divide
by Michael R. Burch

The sea was not salt the first...

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Rondels, Roundels and Rondeaux

These are poetic forms similar to villanelles, with refrains (repeated lines) and sometimes double refrains.



Rondel: Merciles Beaute ("Merciless Beauty")
by Geoffrey Chaucer
loose translation/interpretation...

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Nourished by garland skies of scarlet blue
And velvet grass in golden green festoon
September wed us; one heart, made of two

Days of turquoise kisses, too much,...

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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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Villanelle is typically nineteen lines
lines six, twelve and eighteen are one again.
often about love, the romantic kind

You will find sentiment is never mined
from some of...

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Enter my dream smiling, never pausing to ponder why
Whispering gently to me, exploring the phrases I write
Listening to cadence of heart composing ardent reply

Questions linger...

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