A villanelle is a poetic form that has been extremely popular over the years. One of the most famous was written by Edward Arlington Robinson who lived from 1869 until 1935. He was the winner of the first Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1921. He wrote his vi...
Nostalgia yearns for places never found,We search in hope, with joy, and trusting sighs;Hiraeth is ours, both souls are homeward bound. The hollow echoes with a birdlike sound, A song is heard, it crests and gently dies; Nostalgia yearns for places never...
The tempest stopped, our doom has passed us by, Strong winds now die and leave the world at peace. This storm has ended, dawning day draws nigh. Through thunderous lightening, flashes in the sky, We weathered all the gales and dire caprice.The tempest sto...
In Winter seek your passion long since passed, And know that what you sow you often reap. Your life dreams may yet come to you at last.Though ancient hills cache secrets cruelly vast Inside their rock strewn oaken hollows deep, In Winter seek your passion...
Ere darkness comes to end this fervid quest, And night subdues until the gleaming dies, Walk onward down the path toward gentle rest.A seeking youth, you strive to leave the nest;To dance with vigor, winning every prize,Ere darkness comes to end this ferv...
