A Villanelle

A villanelle is really hard to write,
maintaining form and rhyme is quite a chore,
though when they’re firmly nailed, it just feels right.

But try too hard—well then the spark won’t strike,
and all that wasted effort is a bore.
A villanelle is really hard to write,

whilst clever poets churn them out all night,
those that can’t should stick to laying floors,
though when they’re firmly nailed, it just feels right.

But loose boards tend to wobble and give fright,
alarm at losing balance to the fore.
A villanelle is really hard to write,

and when it’s all mucked up, your poem’s sh1te,
with reputation gone, you’ll wind up poor,
though when they’re firmly nailed, it just feels right.

Poetic countenance agleam, it shines with light,
far more so than it ever did before,
a villanelle is really hard to write
though when they’re firmly nailed, it just feels right.

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A Villanelle