Villanelle of Ye Young Poet's First Villanelle to his Ladye and Ye Difficulties

by Pseudo_Intellectual

Mon May 22 2000 at 14:50:46

To sing the charms of Rosabelle,
To pour my soul out at her feet,
I try to write this villanelle.

Now I am caught within her spell,
It seems to me most wondrous sweet
To sing the charms of Rosabelle.

I seek in vain for words to tell
My love -- Alas, my muse is weak!
I try to write this villanelle.

Would I had power to compel
The English language incomplete
To sing the charms of Rosabelle.

The ardent thoughts that in me dwell
On paper I would fair repeat
I try to write this villanelle.

My effort fruitless is. O H--l!
I'll tell her all when next we meet.
To sing the charms of Rosabelle,
I tried to write this villanelle.

villanelle	I don't rewrite my poetry	The Beowulf Poet may have been somebody else	Eugene O'Neill
Thorn	Every angel is terrible	North American Poetry	Cyrano de Bergerac
Pathetic	Acronym	Hell

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