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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A Journey
There's a boy standing in front of me
Navigating life without a cheerer
Who in this world can help him feel free?
People pleaser, but neglects his needs
His intentions never sincerer
This boy stands anxious in front of me.
Loneliness is his most feared disease
Another's attention the curer
Who in this world can help him feel free?
Peace; a flower. Solitude the seed.
Through the dirt, sunlight drawing nearer
This boy is growing in front of me.
As without, so within - the light he seeks.
Realizations become clearer
Who in this world can help him feel free?
Sometimes alone, lonely he'll never be.
And as I stare into this mirror,
There's a man standing in front of me
Who found within, the world which sets him free.