I rather like this, because the tone goes so against what's expected of
a villanelle....
Doug
On 8-Sep-07, at 8:15 PM, Judy Prince wrote:
> Birds of Bath
>
>
> grown too big, bother and shame,
> grand boots waiting to film a scene
> from Bath's ha-ha century. Tame
>
> the squawking doves to cook's sharp aim
> busy beaks, nests unclean---
> grown too big, bother and shame
>
> for the Royal Crescent hall of fame,
> posturing pigeons stuffed pristine
> from Bath's ha-ha century. Tame
>
> dog a-grinding the spit aflame---
> bird and dog with torching spleen.
> Grown too big, bother and shame,
>
> canine retired to supper's main
> meal, roasted tough and lean.
> From Bath's (ha-ha) century, tame
>
> chefs trapped rats much the same
> clearing ranks of the in-between
> grown too big. Bother and shame
> from Bath's ha-ha century---tame?
>
> ----
> jbprince
>
>
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