A Soothing Siren Song
A Villanelle
I turn around to say so long,
To a world that I once knew,
For waves beckon unto me, a soothing siren song.
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Ruminating what went wrong,
Memories feign my love untrue,
I turn around to say so long.
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Thoughts swirl as a throng,
‘Til tired thinking of wanton you.
For waves beckon unto me, a soothing siren song.
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Feelings lost: where doth they belong?
The back and forth is nothing new.
I turn around to say so long.
/
Emotions held in decorative sarong,
Tumble to a somber adieu,
For waves beckon unto me, a soothing siren song.
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Intuition strikes a mellow bong,
Knowing what I need to do.
I turn around to say so long,
For waves beckon unto me, a soothing siren song.
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Stephanie J. Bradberry
I have a passion for literature and anime. And I love everything involving academia, health, metaphysics and entrepreneurship. For products and services, visit stephaniebradberry.com
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She loves me
She loved me. When I was small and my wee stayed to the paper. When I was rumpled skin and floppy big paws and big eyes looking up and waiting for her hands to find me, scooping me up and bringing me into her. And we were happy, so happy, so very, very happy. I was so happy to see her and danced my circles so she'd know how much I wanted nothing more than for her to hold me. I'd wrap, wiggle, wiggle and wrap my growing body with my bestest happy dance, slumping and kerplumping into her warm parts just like she liked me to. She was there and I was there, and we were there together, and it was perfect. Oh, how she loved me! We spent all our time together, playing inside, outside, up, down, going round and round. And she petted me and called me good girl when I made poops, and sometimes when I weed in her front yard or the neighbor's, and I was the best girl. For her, I really was! And she scratched me behind my ears, and it was heaven. I aowooo my joy! And she aowoooed hers too.
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Comments (21)
Beautifully written
You made this seem so effortless. Maybe i will practice with this one. Happy to see your smiling face again. Kudos...Top Story.
Beautiful! Congratulations Top Story 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
I certainly do resonate with the siren song of beckoning waves. Beautifully told.
Excellent villanelle Stephanie! 😊👏 ..and congrats on your top story too! Best wishes for the holidays and new year ahead!
Clear and enjoyable.
This is so, so beautiful, Stephanie!
G O R G E O U S! Stephanie, this is such a beautiful villanelle! The rhythm of this piece flows like gentle waves, and you stirred so much emotion through each line—letting go of that which no longer serves and embracing the new/unknown. Incredible! 💫💞
Congrats on the TS.
Lovely word choice and rhythm- I find the opening stanza especially relatable in a rather looong year
This was so poignant and emotional! Loved your Villanelle! Hope you've been doing well.
Absolutely Beautiful!!! 💖
Nicely done
Outstanding.
Subtly seductive siren song. So serene.
What a beautiful poem.
I can really feel the tug, the lure...
This is beautiful and so elegant. Nicely done.
Beautiful.
Hi Steph!!! I am so glad to see you writing again. This is so beautifully written with hints of somber melancholy.
Oh, that is hauntingly beautiful