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Small Town

A Villanelle

By Stephanie HoogstadPublished 3 years ago 1 min read
Small Town
Photo by Krista Joy Montgomery on Unsplash

Quiet little town, with mysteries you only know,

And a population kept purposefully thin;

Your residents would surely hate to see you go.

*

The town appears to be all a-glow,

Quick with your own small, reassuring grin,

Quiet little town, with mysteries you only know.

*

A population boom now would be quite the blow,

Inviting in nosy looky-loos beyond your kin;

Your residents would surely hate to see you go.

*

This new population will only disrupt the flow;

Oh, which of the scapegoats upon this you will pin,

Quiet little town, with mysteries you only know?

*

On and on this little town continues to grow,

Alas, out of control its darkest secrets now spin—

Your residents would surely hate to see you go.

*

Rustic town, your skeletons and bodies now show

As your growth casts down new light upon your sin.

Quiet little town, with mysteries you only know,

Your residents would surely hate to see you go.

Photo by Chelms Varthoumlien on Unsplash

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Stephanie Hoogstad

With a BA in English and MSc in Creative Writing, writing is my life. I have edited and ghost written for years with some published stories and poems of my own.

Learn more about me: thewritersscrapbin.com

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    Written by Stephanie Hoogstad