With earnest longing filling my desire
in every wishful dream and thought, I pray
to be the heart of love that you require.
The purest portions of my dreams inspire,
a loving heart where I will want to stay;
with earnest longing filling my desire.
Where passion burns with heated flames of fire
in longing that cannot be kept at bay,
to be the heart of love that you require.
As angels sing above in heaven's choir
my joyful heart abolishes dismay
with earnest longing filling my desire.
And me, gratefully filled would then conspire
indulging every message you convey
to be the heart of love that you require.
So breathe within the moments we acquire
love's ample aromatic sweet bouquet,
with earnest longing filling my desire,
to be the heart of love that you require.
Author notes
Pamela A. Lamppa
In a list
A contest entry
- The Beauty of a Villanelle by CitrineSunrise.
900 points, ended September 1, 2008, 11 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
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You captured me with your first stanza and the graceful way you moved from line to line. I have learned so much about villanelles from reading your poems and critiques. The two rhyming sounds have such a wealth of possibilities and you have brought beautiful imagery and language to this poem. Thank you for your entry. Peace, Liz
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Liz
Thank you so much. This was just such a wonderful contest and I am so pleased you enjoyed both my entries. Thank you
~Pamela 
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nicely done villanelle, you have chosen your words well to make a strongly stated poem. Thanks for sharing it and good luck in the contest.
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Although, I'm not an expert on any other style than free verse, I find I love to see the beauty in the other styles. I'm sure many will agree that this is beautifully written from beginning to end, and leave nothing wanted than maybe the fact that it had to end!
Very beautiful!
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This poem I do admire!
Pamela,,nice job on this! I liked your styling in sharing this work! BEAUTIFUL! THANKS!!
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Very well done, wonderful. My best wishes always.
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You know I love this don't you? Excellent as usual, the form I've seen by you before I believe, and what I always marvel at is how you consistently pull it off as if it's very simple.
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