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A Villanelle Poem
A chapter in the book Picture Poems
Beauty of the Earth
by Treischel
Beauty of the Earth (A Villanelle Poem) Such beauty doth the natural earth proclaim, Imparted by the Master Painter's touch, Its grandeur grants the marvel of its aim. Which emanates with structure none could blame, For artistry beloved so ever much. Such beauty doth the natural earth proclaim. As once beheld, hearts never feel the same. The works of man cannot compare, as such. Its grandeur grants the marvel of its aim. God's work conspires to set the soul aflame, Whichever absolute belief we clutch. Such beauty doth the natural earth proclaim. To lose heaven's bequest 'twould be a shame. So hold dear, as with a supporting crutch. Its grandeur grants the marvel of its aim. This planet blessed with wildlife to tame Must be preserved because we can't retouch. Such beauty doth the natural earth proclaim, Its grandeur grants the marvel of its aim. |
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The beauty of nature is everywhere to behold. This is just a simple roadside.
This poem is a villanelle.
The villanelle consists of five stanzas of three lines (tercets) followed by a single stanza of four lines (a quatrain) for a total of nineteen lines. It is structured by two repeating rhymes and two refrains: the first line of the first stanza serves as the last line of the second and fourth stanzas, and the third line of the first stanza serves as the last line of the third and fifth stanzas. There are only two rhymes (an a and a b rhyme).
The rhyme-and-refrain pattern of the villanelle can be schematized as:
A1bA2 abA1 abA2 abA1 abA2 abA1A2
where letters ("a" and "b") indicate the two rhyme sounds, upper case indicates a refrain ("A"), and superscript letters (A1 and A2) indicate repeated Refrain 1 and Refrain 2.
There is no specific rhyme meter required, but the most typical are tetrameter (8 syllables) and pentameter (10 syllables). For this poem, I chose to use iambic pentameter.
The photograph was taken by the author himself along side a road in Maplewood, Minnesota during September 2011.
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and 2 member cents. This poem is a villanelle.
The villanelle consists of five stanzas of three lines (tercets) followed by a single stanza of four lines (a quatrain) for a total of nineteen lines. It is structured by two repeating rhymes and two refrains: the first line of the first stanza serves as the last line of the second and fourth stanzas, and the third line of the first stanza serves as the last line of the third and fifth stanzas. There are only two rhymes (an a and a b rhyme).
The rhyme-and-refrain pattern of the villanelle can be schematized as:
A1bA2 abA1 abA2 abA1 abA2 abA1A2
where letters ("a" and "b") indicate the two rhyme sounds, upper case indicates a refrain ("A"), and superscript letters (A1 and A2) indicate repeated Refrain 1 and Refrain 2.
There is no specific rhyme meter required, but the most typical are tetrameter (8 syllables) and pentameter (10 syllables). For this poem, I chose to use iambic pentameter.
The photograph was taken by the author himself along side a road in Maplewood, Minnesota during September 2011.
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