Do Villanelles Have to Be 10 Syllables?
The villanelle is one of the most distinctive and well-regarded forms of fixed verse in the world of poetry.
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I published a #chapbook of #FormalPoetry!
Please consider #buying a copy if it interests you.
The #poems are #sonnets, #villanelles, and other #MeteredVerse.
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Text on a greyed background of water ripples. Poem. "The Semantics of the Audible I have no idea what anyone was meant to hear. The keenest ear kicks meaning up to the brain. Of sounds the most silent ear is no great seer. Eerie noises in the darkness create a growing fear justified or not, until fully deemed safe to disdain I have no idea what anyone was meant to hear. How tricky to lipread the growls of tiger or bear Even when their stances threaten approaching pain. Of sounds the most silent ear is no great seer. Were we meant to hear cricket’s chirps as cheer Or are we mere eavesdroppers in their domain? I have no idea what anyone was meant to hear. Mingling and laughing in most alert social gear Noise challenges folks to decipher chatter’s reign Of sounds the most silent ear is no great seer. As applied to the world’s random soundsphere Meaning creates a queer philosophical strain. I have no idea what anyone was meant to hear. Of sounds the most silent ear is no great seer. EchoGnomics"
#MPPrompt "write something you were not supposed to hear"
The rough draft challenged me with a refrain, which needed a more #Emoetry #Justified form, but what?
Special thanks to @jenthorne.bsky.social for reminding me how some of the best #villanelles are accidental; that made things coalesce.
I published a chapbook of formal poetry titled "Once, Did I Find Someone Like You." Mainly #villanelles, #sonnets, and other metered poems.
Please consider purchasing a copy if it sounds appealing. Nineteen poems total.
Thank you
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