Eternally Yours

Villanelle

I could not love you any more,

sweet heaven gleams 'pon starlit eyes;

caress my heart forevermore.

Gone, saddened days of life before,

"hosanna!" echoes in reprise;

I could not love you any more.

Embraced beneath a sycamore,

where truthfulness bears no disguise...

caress my heart forevermore.

Two souls entwine -- free to explore...

bright stars align with whispered sighs,

I could not love you any more.

Soothe blushing warmth, I do implore...

for you alone guide mountain highs;

caress my heart forevermore.

Together, clinging spirits soar,

eternal lovers' wondrous prize...

I could not love you any more,

caress my heart forevermore.

Author's Note

The villanelle has 19 lines, split into 5 tercets (three-line stanzas) and 1 quatrain (a stanza of 4 lines). There are two repeating rhymes and two "refrains," or repeated lines. The 1st and 3rd lines alternate as the last lines of stanzas 2, 3, and 4.



Verse 1: A1 b A2
Verse 2: a b A1
Verse 3: a b A2
Verse 4: a b A1
Verse 5: a b A2


Quatrain: a b A1 A2

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Reviews

[Quill]

sounds lovely, love the artwork

[Susan 🦋]

Well thank you very much for reading! :-)