Open Poetry #21 |
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Sense of Love (villanelle) |
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RSWells Member Elite
since 2001-06-17
Posts 2533![]() |
Love adds at times a poison in it's price thus weakened we are easily possessed so oft' described as virtue, it's a vice It's fragrant scents allure us with sweet spice the subtle air of pleasure it suggests, Love adds at times a poison in it's price Babbeled couplings such as "awful nice" bamboozle ears through soothing tones caressed, so oft' described as virtue, it's a vice And blinking eyes short cut brain's thinking twice tunneled vision we pant in lust undressed, Love adds at times a poison in it's price We sow our oats and reap fool's paradise and gourge on trust whose tapeworm we ingest, so oft' descibed as virtue, it's a vice But once we feel it's soft warm merchandise it's there addiction seals the deal, obsessed, Love adds at times a poison in it's price, so oft' described as virtue, it's a vice "Happy people have no history" - French Proverb |
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Pilgrimage Member Elite
since 2001-12-04
Posts 3945Texas, USA |
You're absolutely right, but once addicted, what can a body do? I love your poem. I love to read villanelles, and writing them is tough. Very well done. Nan |
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ThisDiamond Member Rara Avis
since 2002-02-22
Posts 9353Michigan, USA |
An excellent job and wonderful topic. Bravo. ThisDiamond |
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Temptress
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-06-15
Posts 7136Mobile, AL |
Wow..when you come back, you really make it worth our while, Sir. Amazed by this I will not bend to the cowardice of a silent judgement. |
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since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
![]() ![]() ![]() (smiles) Oh Richard, this is excellent, sweet friend, yes, love is indeed an addiction and a poison part of the time but when we get to understand it and have that tourniquet of hope to stay firm to its beauty, it can be such a beautiful thing! (sigh) This is wonderful, sweet friend, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Richard, thank you for sharing! ![]() May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton "Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..." |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
You make reading a villanelle pleasant, and I know they are difficult to create...you make it seem worthwhile... |
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