[Rick Mullin]

Nice line-up Roger, really swell.
And Everyman's? Well, I'm impressed.
I do so love the villanelle!

Its haters hate, but what the hell,
the hater is a household pest.
Lice pile up, Roger, and they swell

with hate. They start to smell.
But I'll take hex in anapest!
I do so love the villanelle.

Balbo? Barnstone? Kane as well?
And Stallings?! It's a treasure chest!!!
Nice line-up Roger. Really swell!

And when we see this show-and-tell
I'm sure you'll shine with all the rest!
I do so love the villanelle.

So stand down haters. This will sell,
with White and Merriam and Espaillat!
Nice line-up, Roger. Really swell!
I do so love the villanelle!