Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Do Not Despair


Do not despair if love is naught
It will arrive with timing right
and then you will be surely caught

Continue whining, you must not
your days are wasted if you're tright
Do not despair if love is naught

Things hide away the more they're sought
Behave as if  a delightful sprite
and then you will be surely caught

I know this isn't how you thought
you've made sadness your only plight
Do not despair that love is naught

Heed this advice to you I've brought
negative illusions you must fight
and then you will be surely caught

Have you listened to what I've taught?
To be charming and forever bright?
Do not despair that love is naught
and then you will be surely caught


"ellecee"




Imaginary Garden with Real Toads

Marion's challenge for today a
VILLANELLE
Major challenge :-)

Day 5



13 comments:

  1. I've listened... and getting caught has been delightful! ♥

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  2. Such a charming Villanelle this is Linda :D
    Beautifully expressed.

    Lots of love,
    Sanaa

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  3. Oh love has a way to be evasive until you least expect it... and then it comes crashing down... lovely work on the form

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  4. Nice Villanelle, Linda.
    "Good Advice for Women"
    I have no Villanelle but,
    "Good Advice for Men"
    ..

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  5. This is such true and wise advice....I like "you've made sadness your only plight". Yes, happiness attracts, much more than the doldrums........

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  6. p.s. I thought you did very well with your villanelle.

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  7. Good advice in a villanelle. "Things hide away the more they're sought" I think that is true.

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  8. Very wise:
    "your days are wasted if you're trite"
    "Things hide away the more they're sought"
    "negative illusions you must fight"

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  9. Wonderful rhyming and rhythm. k.

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  10. Serious challenge! I like the old language you chose here.

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  11. Clever phrases - all highlighted above!

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