This is a villanelle poem I wrote for my Creative Writing class in college.
If you aren't aware of what a villanelle is, go look it up before you read this. This poem had to conform to some rules.
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Today the Earth Stands Still
Despite the sounds of many
Things outside your window sill
Seven gunshots contribute to kill
One man whose sins are plenty
Today the Earth stands still
The sounds echo over rolling hills
But do not disturb any
Things outside your window sill
I decided to swallow a blue pill
That cost me a pretty penny
So today the Earth stands still
Airplanes bomb paper mills
The ashes falling are plenty
Snowing outside your window sill
Experiences are nil
When injustices are aplenty
So today the Earth stands still
Suspended just outside your window sill
If you aren't aware of what a villanelle is, go look it up before you read this. This poem had to conform to some rules.
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Today the Earth Stands Still
Despite the sounds of many
Things outside your window sill
Seven gunshots contribute to kill
One man whose sins are plenty
Today the Earth stands still
The sounds echo over rolling hills
But do not disturb any
Things outside your window sill
I decided to swallow a blue pill
That cost me a pretty penny
So today the Earth stands still
Airplanes bomb paper mills
The ashes falling are plenty
Snowing outside your window sill
Experiences are nil
When injustices are aplenty
So today the Earth stands still
Suspended just outside your window sill