I crochet dreams counting stars in the sky,
Reminiscing grandma’s tales of fantasy land,
The grim reality, how I wish to defy.
My eyes build ornate castles up so high,
Surrounded by a lush garden looking so grand,
I crochet dreams counting stars in the sky.
A borderless territory and wings to fly,
Unhindered freedom, none to command,
The grim reality, how I wish to defy.
Whispering secrets to a lone firefly,
โNeath the moon, sifting the sand,
I crochet dreams counting stars in the sky.
My fluttering mind transforms to a butterfly,
In oblivion I wallow in a wonderland,
The grim reality, how I wish to defy.
Alas! In my makeshift tent, in vain I sigh,
No place can I claim my motherland,
I crochet dreams counting stars in the sky,
The grim reality, how I wish to defy.
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๐ฉ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ
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.
