The Bard (another attempt at the same villanelle)
\nby cricketjeff on March 12, 2010.\u00a0 \u00a9 Jeff Green, All rights reserved
\nYou give me lots of laughter filled with tears,
\nBy writing all you are upon the page;
\nSuch poetry will last a thousand years.<\/p>\n
Your words are sure to wipe away the fears,
\nThat all of us must face upon this stage,
\nYou give me lots of laughter filled with tears.<\/p>\n
It’s right to shout when such a gift appears,
\nYour words describe all happiness and rage;
\nSuch poetry will last a thousand years.<\/p>\n
Your words provide a shield against the jeers
\nOf jealous fools whose barbs I can’t assuage
\nYou give me lots of laughter filled with tears<\/p>\n
A feeling I can’t find in all your peers.
\nYou’ve given me the key that cracks the cage;
\nSuch poetry will last a thousand years.<\/p>\n
Inside your work the cloudy future clears –
\nA few new words that paint this modern age.
\nYou give me lots of laughter filled with tears,
\nSuch poetry will last a thousand years.<\/p>\n
Author notes
\nThis poem http:\/\/allpoetry.com\/poem\/6241401 when it was still in my head,
\nflowed smoothly from line to line, but it refuses to on paper, this is another
\nattempt to get it right, but I don’t think it is any better.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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