Time for poets to belly up the the bar (the form bar) in dVerse Poets Pub. Grace re-introduces us to the paradelle ~ a modern poetic form invented by Billy Collins ~~ a parody of the villanelle.
witches cackle under moon's eerie glow
witches cackle under moon's eerie glow
trees cast bare shadows below
trees cast bare shadows below
bare trees cast eerie shadows
under moon's glow below ~ witches cackle
pumpkins don twisty masks ~ ghouls on the prowl
pumpkins don twisty masks ~ ghouls on the prowl
lightening flashes cross haunted night
lightening flashes cross haunted night
haunted ghouls don twisty lightening flashes
pumpkins, masks on the prowl ~ night-cross
voodoo spells bind lovers in eternal dance
voodoo spells bind lovers in eternal dance
visions of forever drift through the air
visions of forever drift through the air
lovers dance, spells bind ~ air-drift through
in voodoo visions of forever-eternal
under moon's eternal voodoo glow
through bare trees cast in haunted visions of 'below'
twisty eerie night shadows air-drift cross
pumpkins on the prowl don masks ~ ghouls dance
lightening flashes ~ witches cackle
forever-spells ~ lovers bind
Helen - I found this form tricky, however, I think you created something magical.
ReplyDeleteLove your ghoulish haunted night, just timely for Halloween. And the twisty lightning flashes of your photo is perfect. Hope you had fun writing this twisting form, the paradelle. Happy Halloween!
ReplyDeleteI like how it all pulled together in the final stanza. Happy Halloween!
ReplyDeleteLove what you did here... for some reason the prowling pumpkins are the most scary for me.
ReplyDeleteThe last stanza is wonderful. Loved the poetry. :)
ReplyDeleteNo doubt about it! This poem gives off a spooky but lovely glow. I loved it, Helen.
ReplyDeleteWell done! It was like hearing witches' incantations (I didn't dare read it out loud)
ReplyDeleteJust great, you mastered this form and made me shiver reading it. Awesome, Helen!
ReplyDeleteThis is too good, Helen - perfect for the holiday!
ReplyDeleteMuch love,
David
SkepticsKaddish.com
Spooky fun is my favorite!
ReplyDeleteChHa! Delightful! The words creak and groan as they arrive, in all their sound and fury...great atmosphere...really very well done...and superb visual....
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