Day 2: NaPoWriMo
A Villanelle for Benny
I taught him how to shake.
Now when he yearns, I get the paw.
I will give him no reason for escape.
Oh, what an ally to ease my ache
to be loved, giving me one to kiddle.
I taught him how to shake
in his middle-doghood shape.
No longer a pup, but a handsome soul,
I will give him no reason for escape.
The Bean will never mistake
my fierce affection.
I taught him how to shake.
In our oneness, how can I forsake
those eyes and heavy paw?
I will give him no reason for escape.
He came to me, I the remake,
his third home to care.
I taught him how to shake
and there will be no reason for him to escape.
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“Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem based on a word featured in a tweet from Haggard Hawks, an account devoted to obscure and interesting English words. Will you choose a word like “aprosexia,” which means ‘an inability to concentrate’?”
I chose Haggard Hawks Word of the Day: KIDDLE (v.) to embrace warmly, to caress. https://twitter.com/HaggardHawks
And I decided to work through Tania Runyan’s How To Write A Form Poem becuase writing a poem a day for a month isn’t difficult enough…
https://www.amazon.com/Tania-Runyan/e/B0073Z3IDQ…
So, here is my first try at a villanelle. Don’t judge. I’ll get better.
Tania actually does a beautiful job leading you through the process. If you teach poetic forms, I highly recommend this book. And she’s funny.
To Create... 
Aww, you did this villanelle form a good home. I loved it. I’ve written one or maybe two in the last year. They are challenging those villanelles, but I hear they grow on you. Keep going. Your first one is fantastic already, it can only get better and better. I bless you. xoxo
Greetings to Benny. He is smart not to escape a good home. 🙂 I like the villanelle you two wrote.
Thank you very much.
Oh, my goodness. Thank you. I’m using Tania Runyan’s How To Write Form Poems. She is a Facebook friend and, as a retired teacher, I really appreciate how accessible she makes poetry and writing poetry.