Challenge
Write a Villanelle Poem
The villanelle has nineteen lines, with a very specific rhyme and repetition pattern. The lines are broken up into five tercets (three line stanzas) followed by a quatrain (four line stanza). The rhyme scheme is aba aba aba aba aba abaa which means there are only two rhymes. "One Art" by Elizabeth Bishop is very famous and beautiful example of a villanelle. Poems should follow these strict rules to be considered for this challenge.
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Sad Eyes
A sadness in her eyes
Holds truth.
Don't question it, no disguise.
The way her smile slides,
Like a pair of boots.
You could see it in her eyes.
A faded tear holds lies.
She don't give a hoot.
Her misery is no disguise.
She smiles, but tries
Not to seem too loose.
The mystery lingers in her eyes.
The time for pain flies.
No end or truce.
She didn't need a disguise.
Instead she cries.
Ended all that she went through.
The sadness left her eyes.
Happiness was now her disguise.