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A Simple Divorce Would Suffice (Villanelle)
by Alison McKenzieEpiphanies' pile of twisted shit
Dysfunction comes to light the way
Another mess, I must admit
A question posed, to answer it
Without a shade of pale to gray
Epiphanies pile of twisted shit
Employment of a lover's wit
A roasted crow, a full bouquet
Another mess, I must admit
A tendency to hawk and spit
A scrapbook rotted, old decay
Epiphanies pile of twisted shit
Our shattered hearts, the least of it
For rages sometimes held at bay
Another mess, I must admit
Thus ending in judicial writ
Enormous debt of counsels pay
Epiphanies pile of twisted shit
Another mess, I must admit
02/01/2009 Author's Note: Another assignment for my poetry class, to write a Villanelle. 19 lines, 5 (3-line) stanzas with aba rhyme scheme in each, plus a final quatrain with an abaa rhyme scheme. WHEW!!! My first Villanelle!
Posted on 02/02/2009
Copyright © 2025 Alison McKenzie
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Gabriel Ricard on 02/02/09 at 04:20 AM I could never write one of these things. You, however, did pretty damn good. |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 02/02/09 at 04:59 AM A form I've never tried. You've done it justice. |
| Posted by Shonda Creemer on 02/02/09 at 05:12 AM Wow. Bravo Al. I really like this. |
| Posted by Mary Frances Spencer on 02/03/09 at 04:09 AM Nice! MFS |
| Posted by Julie Adams on 02/05/09 at 07:11 AM wow, I've only ever written 1 villanelle, but it didn't come out as good as this, I must admit ;) kudos! ~jewels |
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