Because we all want to write more poems.
Villanelle Exercise
Writing is a solitary crime.
A job a thief must carry out alone
Trust no one else to help you with your rhyme.
The words you put to paper are sublime
But they are stolen from your hair and bone
Writing is a solitary crime.
A narrow window into which you climb
To kidnap lives of people you have known
Trust no one else to help you with your crime.
No friend is safe, you rob their precious time
And pawn it cheap to buy time of your own
Writing is a solitary crime.
Through glass your friends' words sound like pantomime
To them your reasons must remain unknown
Trust no one else to help you with your rhyme.
It's how things are, the writer's paradigm
It will not help to whimper or bemoan
Writing is a solitary crime.
Trust no one else to help you with your rhyme.
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Comments
Neil McKay
January 12, 2013
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I love villanelles. They are
I love villanelles. They are like a crossword puzzle of your own making.
Benjamin Gorman
January 12, 2013
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me too!
I've written two, both for close peeps in my life, and had good puzzle-fun. This one flows well.
Clayton Medeiros
January 13, 2013
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Well executed.
Well thought through. I like the idea of the solitary crime.
Neil McKay
June 27, 2014
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Year and a half later, I have
Year and a half later, I have changed one word. Now I like it.