Friday, January 2, 2015

Soft Raindrops, A Villanelle--By Sheri Stanley--United States

Soft Raindrops, A Villanelle

Soft raindrops play staccato on my heart
A dance designed to stir and hypnotize
Deep mesmerizing blends right from the start.

Purely enticing blends when we're apart
Tricking the mind to yearn and agonize
Soft raindrops play staccato on the heart.

Sweet lullaby in abstract tears of art
Haunting the heart as if to patronize
Deep mesmerizing blends right from the start.

Brings a haunting pain to every part
That echoes deep and never really dies
Soft raindrops play staccato on the heart.

Deep ling'ring rain entices ev'ry part
Ignites a fire of dreams and finite highs
Soft raindrops play staccato on the heart
Deep mesmerizing blends right from the start.

Sheri is an artist, song writer and poet. She is also a graphic and digital book illustrator. A citizen of the United States she enjoys golf and music and quiet evenings at home with her much cherished family.  Her website is www.poetryandbeyond.net
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19 comments:

  1. Michael ToddJanuary 2, 2015 at 2:16 PM

    Haunting melody permeates this definitive villanelle.
    This is loaded with signature lines.
    Pretty awesome poem... Myke Todd

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    1. UnknownJanuary 20, 2015 at 11:47 AM

      Wow, thank you, Mike - your comments are so awesome and much appreciated. My humble apologies for taking far too long to say "thank you". Sheri

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  2. UnknownJanuary 2, 2015 at 3:11 PM

    Beautiful poem Sheri. Your words flow gracefully...I love the line, "soft raindrops play staccato on the heart." Thanks for a nice inspiration! ~Chris

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    1. UnknownJanuary 20, 2015 at 11:48 AM

      Thanks so much, Christine. It is comments such as yours which inspire the writer........ thanks again. Sheri

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  3. Marianne SzlykJanuary 3, 2015 at 4:10 PM

    "Soft raindrops play staccato on the heart" -- what a beautiful refrain!

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    1. UnknownJanuary 20, 2015 at 11:48 AM

      Thanks so much for your elegant and sweet comments, Marianne. Very much appreciated! Sheri

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 3, 2015 at 4:51 PM

    Hi Sheri. So good to read and meditate upon another one of your mesmerizing poems. The tone is as soft as the raindrops you speak about in your Villanelle. The images are picturesque. Just a lovely poem. Thank you for sharing and continued blessings!

    -MJ (www.tgbtgpublictions.com)

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    1. UnknownJanuary 20, 2015 at 11:49 AM

      Hi, Maurice, thanks for your uplifting and seemingly far too generous comments. Continued blessings to you, too. Sheri

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  5. Jack HorneJanuary 4, 2015 at 2:29 PM

    i find this form very hard to write but you make it look so easy!

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    1. UnknownJanuary 20, 2015 at 11:50 AM

      Well, thanks for much for your very generous comments, Jack! Much appreciated. My humble apologies to all for the delay in my response to all of your gracious comments. Sheri

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  6. AnielicaJanuary 10, 2015 at 4:25 PM

    Sheri this is a poem of beautiful imagery and heartfelt emotion, blessings sent for the New Year, Leokadia

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    1. UnknownJanuary 20, 2015 at 11:50 AM

      Lee, thank you, my friend. Your comments are preciously sweet and so heartwarming. Thanks again! Sheri

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  7. Sara KendrickJanuary 15, 2015 at 1:46 PM

    Sheri,

    These are not so easy to write but you have written one that seems seamless..I enjoyed reading it today..

    Sara

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    1. UnknownJanuary 20, 2015 at 11:51 AM

      Thanks! One can only pray to receive such praise in a humble posting! Thank you! Sheri

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    2. UnknownFebruary 1, 2015 at 4:13 PM

      Sheri,
      This is very good. I liked the alternating end lines!
      Your friend,
      David Fox

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  8. Karen O'LearyFebruary 9, 2015 at 9:16 AM

    Thank you, Gerald Heyder, for the following--

    Dear Sheri--I have written verse in numerous ways through the years, but Villanelle is not one of them. I will leave this type to a master like you!

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  9. Karen O'LearyFebruary 9, 2015 at 3:17 PM

    Thank you, Eleanor Michael, for the following--

    A challenging form. Think you managed it well.

    Eleanor

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  10. UnknownFebruary 18, 2015 at 12:39 PM

    A pure pleasure to follow your emotive flow, within the form of this write sheri..'

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  11. UnknownFebruary 24, 2015 at 12:53 PM

    Such an intricate weave! Wonderful!!

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