“Captured in a villanelle consisting of 19 lines”
O, flowers of the golden shower!
From where did you learn the art of
Adoring the bower
Thou art lovely and selfless at any hour
Assisted by the winds blowing through the trough
O, flowers of the golden shower!
Starts in Autumn, blooms in Spring, and rains in Summer as flowers
Aren’t you born into the cycle of seasons, though?
Adoring the bower
Are you not afraid of turning sour
When the passerby stamped and thee scoff
O, flowers of the golden shower!
When the hardships of summer tower
You manage to rejuvenate us off
Adoring the bower
I want to know and myself empower
Whether you seek freedom or sacrifice yourself a lot
O, flowers of the golden shower!
Adoring the bower
©Shashank
About the form:
A villanelle is a 19-line poem with a specific structure, known for its repetition and musicality. It consists of 5 tercets and 1 quatrain. Lines 1 and 3 are repeated alternately at the end of each tercet. Both lines 1 and 3 return as the final two lines of the quatrain. Rhyme Scheme: ABA ABA ABA ABA ABA ABAA. “Do not go gentle into that good night” by Dylan Thomas is the most well-known villanelle.
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