Dear George,
Here is a poem to celebrate the season. Villanelles were
first popularized by French poets in the nineteenth century. They are
19-line poems that only use two rhymes (“ite” and “air” in my poem below).
There are five three-line stanzas, followed by a final four-line stanza.
The first and third lines of stanza #1 are repeated, on an alternating
basis, as the third line of each of the subsequent three-line stanzas. Both
lines are included at the end of the final four-line stanza. Villanelles
are a tricky business, as you might guess.
Love,
Dave
All
Hallows Eve: A Villanelle
The wind turns chill and whistles through the night
Tricksters in masks scurry everywhere
Halloween eve, time for thrills and fright
A pirate and a banshee wait for the light
A witch casts her spell, they stop to stare
The wind turns chill and whistles through the night
Vampires hug shadows, ready to bite
A child screams out, “Bloodsuckers! Beware!”
Halloween eve, time for thrills and fright
A bumblebee clutches his lantern bright
Wails of lone wolves pervade the dark air
The wind turns chill and whistles through the night
A swarm of zombies lurches into sight
Returning to Earth from a spooky nightmare
Halloween eve, time for thrills and fright
Bags full, kids return to their porches bright
Greeted by mothers and fathers there
The wind turns chill and whistles through the night
Halloween eve, time for thrills and fright
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