''O, Villanelle Villanelle!'' a Villanelle (1st draft)
O, Villanelle Villanelle! Thou that rhymesso well with “little bell,”—whose lines amount
to nineteen, a prime that here works many times.
Thy two refrains that commit no thefts or crimes
throughout make this poem's rhymes do deeply count,
O Villanelle Villanelle,—thou that rhymes!
Rain or shine, in calm or in tempestuous climes,
thy sound swells and falls of its own account
to nineteen, a prime that here works many times.
Thy contemplative rhythm builds and climbs,
then finds climax in its final quatrain's dismount:—
O Villanelle Villanelle (thou that rhymes)!
Thy strict form is not for all paradigms:
for nothing's transacted here at discount
at nineteen, a prime that here works many times.
And when the refrains together go well sometimes,
thy whole takes on a flow that's paramount:
O, Villanelle Villanelle (thou that rhymes
to nineteen, a prime that here works many times)!
Poetry by Ngoc Nguyen
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Written on 2020-07-21 at 18:45
Tags Poem Rhythm Villanelle
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