(Serious and slight efforts welcome...) -- villanelle
Hi. I'm new to this forum, and since I enjoy villanelles and the ones I'd read in this thread, I thought this would be a fun way to get started.
Do Not Chase Wildly after That Cute Guy
(thanks to Dylan Thomas)
Do not chase wildly after that cute guy;
Young girls should shine in charm school and home ec;
Wait, wait for their true love to pass them by.
Good girls who read proposals in the sky
And letters filled with rhymed, romantic dreck
Do not chase wildly after that cute guy.
Wild girls who dare to look boys in the eye,
While casually choosing partners based on spec,
Wait, wait for their true love to pass them by.
Gay boys who look at boys and then deny
Their differences and hold their thoughts in check
Do not chase wildly after that cute guy.
Shy girls who date bold boys who always try
To give them rings to wear around their neck
Wait, wait for their true love to pass them by.
And you, my daughter, to whom no rules apply,
Though tempted to hook up; say what the heck;
Do not chase wildly after that cute guy.
Wait, wait for your true love to pass you by.
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