Challenge
Write a Villanelle
A villanelle is a nineteen-line poem with two repeating rhymes and two refrains. The form is made up of five tercets followed by a quatrain. The first and third lines of the opening tercet are repeated alternately in the last lines of the succeeding stanzas; then in the final stanza, the refrain serves as the poem’s two concluding lines. (Ex. Dylan Thomas's "Do not go gentle into that goodnight")
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I’ll Stay Here Right With You
I'll stay here right with you
Nestled on top to keep you warm
Nice and safe from the coming storm
You will soon hatch into your new world
Have no fear, you won't be alone
I'll stay here right with you
The storm eats up our sun
Across our dusty land
No rain to come, only sand
The sands fly wild with the wind
It's harder to see, but fear not my dears
I'll stay here right with you
This storm is now violent
My feathers are ruffled from this
No worries, no grain will touch your oval surface
The howling sands rage on
It's harder to breathe, but never fret my dears
I'll stay here right with you
As our time together finally fades