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War/Peace

A duo of villanelles

By CatsidhePublished 5 months ago Updated 5 months ago 1 min read
Top Story - January 2024
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War/Peace
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Where there is violence,

There shall be no peace.

The stars watch in silence.

~

The powerful pretense,

The great bomb that frees,

Where there is violence.

~

Children learn vigilance,

Their prayers never cease.

The stars watch in silence.

~

Lost souls air grievance,

They know no release

Where there is violence.

~

Dire luminescence

Dark chemistries,

The stars watch in silence.

~

Peacefulness from turbulence,

Woeful ironies,

Where there is violence,

The stars watch in silence.

~

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Where there is grace,

The air carries love.

The sun shows its face.

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A radiant space,

Like heaven above,

Where there is grace.

~

No fears debase,

Free flies the dove,

The sun shows its face.

~

Peace quells the blaze,

Rescues the grove,

Where there is grace.

~

Boughs will enlace,

Deep green above,

The sun shows its face.

~

Souls will embrace

Each other in love.

Where there is grace,

The sun shows its face.

Villanelle
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About the Creator

Catsidhe

Pronounced Cat-she: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat-s%C3%ACth

What can I say about myself?

A mystery wrapped in an enigma wrapped in a walking coffin

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  • Test5 months ago

    Splendid work! Keep the momentum—congrats!

  • Excellent villanelle

  • ROCK 5 months ago

    Congratulations on top story! This is a well mastered piece ready for the world as it is right now. Moving villanelle.

  • Lamar Wiggins5 months ago

    Powerful and moving! Congrats!

  • Hannah Moore5 months ago

    I love this, gorgeous.

  • Caroline Jane5 months ago

    I really like how the metre sounds like a march to war and then to freedom. Great job. ❤️✌️

  • Lana V Lynx5 months ago

    This is so profound. My wish for 2024 is for all wars to end. The Russian-Ukrainian war has a deep personal effect on me and I’m trying to do everything I can to contribute to its end.

  • Daphsam5 months ago

    Wow! Congratulations on top story!

  • Atomic Historian5 months ago

    Excellent!!

  • Adam 5 months ago

    Beautifully written!!! Congratulations on Top Story!!!❤️❤️

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  • Rehman Mehboob5 months ago

    nice

  • Reena Nauriyal 5 months ago

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  • Gary Lougheed5 months ago

    I just started reading The Essential Mozi and this reminded me of that book by Chris Fraser.

  • Manisha Dhalani5 months ago

    Such a beautiful poem. Truly deserves to be a top story. Thank you for writing this!

  • Andie Emerson5 months ago

    Both these villanelle went straight to the heart... great job!

  • Babs Iverson5 months ago

    Beautifully written!!! Loved it!!!❤️❤️💕

  • Beautifully expressed, painfully true (the first villanelle), & absolutely vital (the second villanelle).

  • noor5 months ago

    great job...

  • Joe Patterson5 months ago

    This reads like a symphony, great job.

  • Test5 months ago

    I really enjoyed this set of poems!💖👍

  • Your first Villanelle was so tragic and poignant but your second one was so positive and powerful! I loved them!

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