The Last Trek (A Villanelle)
By Buzby
Carved of sand and set in stoneCaressed by time so dearThese rocky cliffs I walk aloneThough I may wander far from homeThis place I do not fearCarved of sand and set in stoneThough rain may come and winds may moanMy eyes shed not one tearThese rocky cliffs I walk aloneHigh in the hills I search and roamPast river bed and mereCarved of sand and set in stone Thoughout the night I hear death moanBut never getting nearThese rocky cliffs I walk aloneIcy cold that chills the boneA heartbeat’s all I hearCarved of sand and set in stoneThese rocky cliffs I walk alone'VILLANELLE A poem in a fixed form, consisting of five three-line stanzas followed by a quatrain and having only two rhymes. The first and third lines of the first stanza are repeated alternately in the following stanzas as refrains. They are the final two lines of the concluding quatrain.' Written November 3rd, 2001 © on Nov 02 2001 04:48 PM PST 0 • 13
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"Carved of sand and set in stoneCaressed by time so dearThese rocky cliffs I walk aloneThough I may wander far from homeThis place I do not fearCarved of sand and set in stoneThough rain may come and winds may moanMy eyes shed not one tearThese rocky cliffs I walk aloneHigh in the hills I search and roamPast river bed and mereCarved of sand and set in stone Thoughout the night I hear death moanBut never getting nearThese rocky cliffs I walk aloneIcy cold that chills the boneA heartbeat’s all I hearCarved of sand and set in stoneThese rocky cliffs I walk alone'VILLANELLE A poem in a fixed form, consisting of five three-line stanzas followed by a quatrain and having only two rhymes. The first and third lines of the first stanza are repeated alternately in the following stanzas as refrains. They are the final two lines of the concluding quatrain.'..."