Theme : Love and Ego cannot coexist together
Love pulsated whenever our eyes tried to meet,
Nostalgic memories oft came swirling by,
Sadly ego prevailed, love took a backseat.
There was a time when our life seemed complete,
Though with the passing days our passion did die,
Love pulsated whenever our eyes tried to meet.
We were two individuals with ambitions concrete,
To great heights we yearned to fly,
Sadly ego prevailed, love took a backseat.
In mindless pursuits we tried to compete,
Though our companionship suffered due to many a lie,
Love pulsated whenever our eyes tried to meet.
Our days together slowly turned bittersweet,
Embers of love that tugged at our heartsโwe couldn’t deny,
Sadly ego prevailed, love took a backseat.
Our paths diverged, we accepted defeat,
Fractured were our soulsโ in silence they did cry,
Love pulsated whenever our eyes tried to meet,
Sadly ego prevailed, love took a backseat.
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๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ ๐๐จ ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐ก๐
The Villanelle is known for its repeated lines and a refrain. It consists of five tercets and a quatrain (6 stanzas or 19 lines in total). The form is expressed this way:
A1 b A2 (1st tercet)
a b A1 (2nd tercet)
a b A2 (3rd tercet)
a b A1 (4th tercet)
a b A2 (5th tercet)
a b A1 A2 (a quatrain; last stanza-serves as the poemโs concluding lines)
The capitals are for the refrains and lowercase letters are for the rhymes.
๐ฃ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ : ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐
