Grace is our host today in the dVerse Poets Pub ~ and introduces us to the "Villonet" ~ a combination of the Villanelle and Sonnet. a poem of fifteen lines, made up of three quatrains, followed by a tercet in iambic pentameter. Line one is repeated in Line eight and in Line thirteen. Line four is repeated in Line twelve and in Line fifteen. WHEW!!.
At thirteen Leroy Shey was quite a catch
his hand in mine the world began to glow
and lit a spark i thought would only grow
our first kiss awkward as a crooked match
On the ferris wheel a romantic treat
until he rocked the seat with wicked glee
and suddenly it wasn't meant to be
at thirteen leroy shea was quite a catch
Must have called himself "daring Romeo"
fear struck me like a whirlwind deep within
Leroy with his devil-may-care cute grin
our first kiss awkward as a crooked match
at thirteen leroy shea was quite a catch
our tale was brief but cotton candy sweet
our first kiss awkward as a crooked match
That was a sweet but brief one Helen. On a ferris wheel I would have frozen with fright. I enjoyed your villonnet. And that photo of you (I think) is lovely.
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing how much longer it takes for boys to grow up.... (some never do)
ReplyDeleteA sweet villonet and a sweet photo of you, Helen. I love the simile comparing a first kiss awkward ‘as a crooked match’. I think I would have dumped a boy who rocked a ferris wheel.
ReplyDeleteBravo to young romance.
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Nice one, Helen!
ReplyDeleteha - and the memory lives on of Leroy Shea
ReplyDeleteThis poem is special in that it tells your story oh so well, but also gently invites the reader to remember their own first kiss, "awkward as a crooked match".
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet and endearing memory, Helen...even though it proved to be a crooked match!
ReplyDeleteThe power of looking back is all-too strong in this verse, with all its emotions..well done.p
ReplyDeletehmmmm. that Leroy makes me think of that song refrain - "Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown"...
ReplyDeleteSo your first mistake was getting on that ferris wheel. Love the comparison to a crooked match.
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