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Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Villanelle


A1: I forced them to ingest the hydrochloric acid
B: They clearly enjoyed the miniscule amount very much so
A2: Oh, How their grim smiles were placid

a: How I immensely enjoyed the widening of their eyes
b: They clearly enjoyed the miniscule amount very much so
A1: I forced them to ingest the hydrochloric acid

a: I made them pay for their petty lies
b: They had no real talent to show
A2: Oh, how their smiles were placid

a: Their bodies decay, smell, lie, and attract the flies
b: An internal burial, are they set to go
A1: I forced them to ingest the hydrochloric acid

a: Their attempts were irrelevant, they shan’t have tried
b: Or down the river, shall their bodies flow
A2: Oh, how their smiles were placid

a: The death may smell of it, their limbs will glide
b: Wherever I place them, they will not say no
A1: I forced them to ingest the hydrochloric acid
A2: Oh, how their grim smiles were placid

Pantoum


1: In this fallout shelter
2: Solitary is the only happening
3: The two other children lie by me with glee on their faces
4: The bomber flew then relinquished its children

2: Solitary is the only happening
5: The children widened their eyes
4:  The bomber flew then relinquished its children
6: The children gasped and smiled

5: The children widened their eyes
7: The fireworks had begun
6: The children gasped and smiled
8: We had lit the fireworks


7: The fireworks had begun
9: We achieved success as sleeper spies
8: We had lit the fireworks
10: The three of us accomplished a task

9: We achieved success as sleeper spies
3: The two other children lie by me with glee on their faces
10: The three of us accomplished a task
1: Here in this fallout shelter