Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Villanelle

What’s the meaning of villanelle?
A villain’s a rustic, a slob, a yokel.
My villanelle’s a town belle.
Jean lost his tourterelle,
his cooing dove, his chick, his turtle.
That’s the meaning of villanelle.
You tell me I’m courting hell,
my rhymes more than a mite disgraceful.
But my villanelle’s a town belle.
You say, “I need a tylenol!
“You’re rhythmin’ like a mother-fucker!
“That’s not what I call a villanelle!”
What did you expect, do tell?
I ain’t gonna quit this ice cream social.
My villanelle’s a town bell.
Let’s see how rude a zinfandel
can be when you’re drinking local
,
the true meaning of villanelle!
My villanelle’s a town belle.