Theme : Wheel of Time

 

The wheel of time stops for none,

It always functions at a time preset,

Your karma determines your life and the journey is spun.

 

For mindless pursuits you’re always on the run,

Once your time elapses it’ll be impossible to reset,

The wheel of time stops for none.

 

A prince or a pauper, time doesn’t spare anyone,

Your actions good and bad –it doesn’t forget,

Your karma determines your life and the journey is spun.

 

The grave mistakes you make can seldom be undone,

Foraging the past don’t you regret,

Your karma determines your life and the journey is spun.

 

No matter how hard you try its pace you cannot outrun,

HE determines the speed, the clock is set,

The wheel of time stops for none.

 

In synchrony the wheel charts a life for everyone,

Leading a dharmic life, sweet fruits you shall beget,

The wheel of time stops for none,

Your karma determines your life and the journey is spun.

 

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Written as 𝗩𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲

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 poem’s concluding lines)

The capitals are for the refrains and lowercase letters are for the rhymes.

 

𝗣𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁 : Bing