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Mountain Climbing

A Villanelle For The Vocal Social Society and the Work The Have Done

By Mike Singleton - MikeydredPublished 3 years ago Updated 9 months ago 1 min read
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Mountain Climbing

My first villanelle did not stick to the true form which was pointed out

quite rightly by John Welford .

Taking his words on board I used

"Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night"

by Dylan Thomas as a guide to produce this as a tribute to the hard work of

the Vocal Social Society Team.

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Your only task is to climb the Mountain

The path is before you, the way is clear

Start to walk, Start To Climb , You will attain

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The Path Gets Hard, Your Goal Is Certain

You Move further forward , You Have No Fear

Your only task is to climb the Mountain

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Keeping Focus, You May Feel Uncertain

Pausing to rest, Feeling somewhat unclear

Start to walk, Start To Climb , You will attain

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Your heart and your mind clear foggy curtain

You know that soon your goal will be so near

Your only task is to climb the Mountain

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Snowy summit , is illumination

Renewing your hope, your goal will appear

Start to walk, Start To Climb , You will attain

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You and yours have now brought to fruition

Remember the goal you set is now here

Your only task is to climb the Mountain

Start to walk, Start To Climb , You will attain

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The song is "Theme From An Imaginary Western" composed by Jack Bruce and Pete Brown and performed by Mountain so that's the connection, and I love the beautiful image from the cover of the album "Mountain Climbing" which it comes from.

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  • Ashley Shiflettabout a month ago

    Very nice Villanelle! ❤️

  • Caroline Jane8 months ago

    The form fits the sentiment perfectly. Nicely done! 👍

  • Grz Colm8 months ago

    Beautiful. A Great mood booster Mike! ☺️👏 I had not read before, but was directed here from Vocal Society.

  • I appreciate your message 💬 This Stands Perfect 👌 😉💯❤️❗

  • Cendrine Marrouat9 months ago

    Mike, this is a wonderful poem! You did a stellar job!

  • Chloe Gilholy9 months ago

    Vocal has been a big mountain to climb, but a fun one. Nice villanelle.

  • Linda Rivenbark2 years ago

    Beautiful and inspirational poem! I hearted it...worthy of being read repeatedly, so I will.

  • The Dani Writer2 years ago

    First time reading and just ideal. The balance of guidance is just right! Great poetic form!

  • Babs Iverson2 years ago

    Read previously and left a heart. This morning loved the re-read! HUGS!

  • Loved your Villanelle!

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