Doris couldn't stop thinking about the rose
It was just so black and mellow
But she could never forget the hose
That morning, Doris was shocked by the pose
She had to calm herself with a marshmallow
Doris couldn't stop thinking about the rose
Later, Doris was spooked by a prose
She tried to focus on a fellow
But she could never forget the hose
Alex tried to distract her with a transpose
Said it was time to start thinking about a martello
Doris couldn't stop thinking about the rose
Doris took action like an expose
The rose was like a toxic jello
But she could never forget the hose
Doris nosedived like a tricky chose
Her mind became dangerously yellow
Doris couldn't stop thinking about the rose
But she could never forget the hose
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This is a type of poetry known as Villanelle.
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It was just so black and mellow
But she could never forget the hose
That morning, Doris was shocked by the pose
She had to calm herself with a marshmallow
Doris couldn't stop thinking about the rose
Later, Doris was spooked by a prose
She tried to focus on a fellow
But she could never forget the hose
Alex tried to distract her with a transpose
Said it was time to start thinking about a martello
Doris couldn't stop thinking about the rose
Doris took action like an expose
The rose was like a toxic jello
But she could never forget the hose
Doris nosedived like a tricky chose
Her mind became dangerously yellow
Doris couldn't stop thinking about the rose
But she could never forget the hose
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This is a type of poetry known as Villanelle.
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#365DaysOfPoetry
#Pengician #SSA
6 Comments
With their strict rhyming structure, villanelles are hard, but the way Stefn Sylvester Anyatonwu plucks 'marshmallow', 'fellow', 'martello', 'jello', 'yellow', out of the English language is simply sublime.
ReplyDeleteTrue that, villanelles are hard to compose. This is my first attempt at it after several trials. Thanks for your comment. I appreciate.
DeleteI just don't feel Doris's love for the rose.
ReplyDeleteShe had more affection for the hose, than she did for her rose.
DeleteSad one, if you ask me.
Thanks, Kibbler, for commenting.
The verse about Alex gave me chills!
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading.
DeleteThanks for your comments. I appreciate.