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Nightshades (Villanelle) by Bachus
I felt your Nightshades a callin'. And perfectly still I remained. Reading of dark poems by Mr. Auden Dust devil'd & depression sunken. The worker's soul's now maimed. I felt your Nightshades a callin'. The Jimson Weed turned me circadian. My breathing went unconstrained. Being of dark poems by Mr. Auden. Through his observations I've fallen' In a white room restrained. I heard your Nightshades a callin'. Tumbleweeds rolled past as an omen. Aquavitae gone, the drunk complained. Needing of more poems by Mr. Auden. A Mandrake's weighed root for bottlin'. The family portraits get reframed I knew the Nightshades were callin'. When I found of the poet, Mr. Auden.

Up the ladder: Brackish
Down the ladder: Run Forest! Run...

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Arithmetic Mean: 7.0434785
Weighted score: 7.006724
Overall Rank: 76
Posted: January 17, 2003 5:17 PM PST; Last modified: August 27, 2003 1:27 PM PDT
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Comments:
[10] INTRANSIT @ 64.12.96.46 | 18-Jan-03/7:31 AM | Reply
The best I've read this a.m.
[10] Quarton @ 12.217.212.111 | 19-Jan-03/7:30 AM | Reply
Bravo, sir!! A difficult form to master but you have done so in this gem. Personally, I don't even attempt to write vilanelles. Much too stuctured and very hard to write without sounding forced. A ten.
[10] Quarton @ 12.217.212.111 | 19-Jan-03/7:36 AM | Reply
Forgot to ask...Just what brand of aquavitae are you referring to? I might try some if it isn't over 100 proof. Hell, I'll try some regardless. The stronger the better.
[9] <~> @ 167.206.181.179 | 27-Aug-03/1:43 PM | Reply
you were not circadian to begin with????
[10] horus8 @ 24.126.113.154 > <~> | 28-Aug-03/11:07 AM | Reply
No, I was an unclasped necklace.
[7] deleted user @ 66.215.221.84 | 27-Aug-03/1:56 PM | Reply
over my head.
[9] TanHand @ 207.172.97.146 | 27-Aug-03/2:20 PM | Reply
BEST POEM EVER.......sdfsdfsdffdssdffsdsdfdsffdsfdssfd

NINE NINE NINE NINEasfdgfadfjyuariuye
[9] <~> @ 64.252.17.3 > TanHand | 27-Aug-03/5:50 PM | Reply
you should just lick his balls and get it over with.
[9] TanHand @ 207.172.216.67 > <~> | 27-Aug-03/9:47 PM | Reply
That's no place for a young artist's face to be.
[10] <{Baba^Yaga}> @ 24.126.113.154 > TanHand | 27-Aug-03/11:10 PM | Reply
What, you haven't seen my self portrait?
[10] <{Baba^Yaga}> @ 24.126.113.154 > <~> | 28-Aug-03/12:03 AM | Reply
I had him over for din din and he only licked his plate. And he had with him a hot jew chick that thought I was selfish? Well, duh.
[10] INTRANSIT @ 66.208.199.194 | 27-Aug-03/3:34 PM | Reply
Maaaaan, you and them villanelles really know how to get it on!
[n/a] -=Dark_Angel=-, P.I. @ 81.128.130.38 > INTRANSIT | 27-Aug-03/4:22 PM | Reply
in with anger, out with love
[10] <{Baba^Yaga}> @ 24.126.113.154 > -=Dark_Angel=-, P.I. | 28-Aug-03/12:05 AM | Reply
In with shaved face, out with herpes. Life can be a fourweek seeping coldsore sometimes.
[10] DreamerSupreme @ 204.31.161.103 | 28-Aug-03/3:53 AM | Reply
I liked this.. one of these days i need to attack poetic forms.. btw horus, i was wondering if you knew a good website that listed the forms and had examples of how to make them. If you know a good place tell me.

blessed with 10.
[9] <~> @ 167.206.181.179 > DreamerSupreme | 28-Aug-03/7:28 AM | Reply
i'm not h8, but i have some references:

http://thewordshop.tripod.com/forms.html
this is the best one


http://library.thinkquest.org/3721/poems/forms/learn.html

http://dmoz.org/Arts/Literature/Poetry/Forms/Fixed_Verse_Forms/

http://www.ahapoetry.com/newform.htm

also, the Help page (link, upper left, every single page) can be most...help-full.
[0] deleted user @ 172.145.75.64 | 17-Sep-04/6:32 PM | Reply
Y in the hell would u vote on your own poems????
[10] horus8 @ 24.130.62.63 > deleted user | 17-Sep-04/10:50 PM | Reply
The same reason you do.
[0] Dr Fartspittle @ 85.210.247.35 | 11-Mar-07/6:21 PM | Reply
Learn to spell your own fuckin' name, dickhead.
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