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| poem: a villanelle |
| 07.19.04 (7:53 pm) [edit] |
This is a type of poem called a villanelle. I don't usually work with rhyme or meter these days, but this form caught my eye and I gave it my best shot. The rhyme scheme and repeated lines are requirements for the villanelle form.
For what it's worth, the repeated line "A New Look at an Old Devil" is also the title of a fascinating book dealing with learning difficult lessons and the pain we feel when we refuse to learn them.
I am interested in any comments you might have about the form, suggestions for improvement, or what you take from the poem. Thanks!
[u]A New Look at an Old Devil[/u]
by Drew Stephenson
By summer pool the senses revel
with image of light on surface's wave:
a new look at an old devil.
From book to Her, my eye-the rebel!-
swims the light between; I begin to rave.
By summer pool the senses revel
at full, round curves, tan belly level,
all limned by moon-pale bikini brave:
a new look at an old devil.
She bends trim waist, shows firm, broad bevel
and my mind growls deep, by lust enslaved.
By summer pool the senses revel.
Closing gate breaks the spell like pebbles
in ponds destroy reflections we crave;
a new look at an old devil.
Such visions rise in Ghent or Seville;
Where be you, heed this same warning grave:
by summer pool the senses revel
in a new look at an old devil.
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