Summer Villanelle Poems

Wearing a snapback on the highway,
cherry-stained lips from a sno-cone.
I fill in the blank ‘Zip code hooray’.

I have been waiting to leave all day.
It’s finally...

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the winter blues has a grip on me, all so tight 
   Its icy tentacles wrap around me and squeezes
   freezing...

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Childhood Love (Villanelle)

I remember that glorious day when we were young,
We played together and danced through time and space,
If only I expressed my loving thoughts...

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Zinnia Jazz called at the daybreak of Spring
The bees buzzed "how on earth does your garden grow?"
And the fresh season tapped in time with a...

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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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It's here- that special time of year- once more,
when autumn leaves bid their farewell to trees
to spread bright cheer o'er summer's old decor.

The velvet green...

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Sunny days are past gone,
Bright and clear I'd love to see,
My happy days are worn.

Much I'd want to be done,
Nothing outdoor excites me,
Sunny days are...

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Weep not at the close of a summer’s dream,
Nor think love will ne’er return another June
Remember things are seldom as they seem.

Cupid plays on the...

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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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It seems that time is going much too fast;
a year goes by in just a flash- a crime!
Oh, how I wish that each of them...

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Summer days so bright and beautiful,
Lift our spirits and make us feel freer
We are happier, clearly indisputable.

Even the birds find summer suitable
For frolicking, and simply...

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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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Upon the mango tree I hear a cuckoo call, 
Its call returned by it’s  beloved one,
Sweet strident songs upon my eardrum fall.

Harbinger of sweet...

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Excitement filled the air as the calliope played
News spread the famed steamboat was near,
Its whimsical gingerbread trimmings displayed.

The whole town would rush to the esplanade
As...

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The bee may kiss the petaled face
Of any bloom bathed in the sun
As every rose smiles in her place.

Nectar gathered, left not a trace,
So, every...

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