Ode to a Villanelle
You have to like the villanelle.
It beats the chore of counting sheep.
It seems to cast a drowsy spell.
It makes you feel pretty well.
At least it doesn’t make you weep.
You have to like the villanelle.
It does one thing and does it well.
It puts the wide awake asleep.
It seems to cast a drowsy spell.
It’s just the thing for show and tell.
Or spouting as you drive your jeep.
You have to like the villanelle.
I like the form as you can tell.
I like it more than Meryl Streep.
It seems to cast a drowsy spell.
It’s time to put it in a shell—
This little nut that’s yours to keep.
You have to like the villanelle.
It seems to cast a drowsy spell.
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