If it doesn't come true Villanelle

by Michael D Nalley   May 12, 2009


Is a dream a lie if it doesn't come true?
Many times we have thought of this
In the slumbering seasons of Deja Vu

Look past the present so we may view
A future of joy and endless bliss
Is a dream a lie if it doesn't come true?

Is love just a lie to make us blue?
We can never tell from the first kiss
In the slumbering seasons of Deja Vu

If sorrows are many, our pleasures few
What we've never had we can't miss
Is a dream a lie if it doesn't come true?

The sweet taste of a honey dew
Water from the well we may wish
In the slumbering seasons of Deja Vu

In the garden the serpent does hiss
As for paradise, we just reminisce
Is a dream a lie if it doesn't come true?
In the slumbering seasons of Deja Vu

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  • 15 years ago

    by Steady Stereotype

    A great poem. Your words had me captivated from beginning to end, and your repetition of the two lines:

    "Is a dream a lie if it doesn't come true?"
    &
    "In the slumbering seasons of Deja Vu"

    ^These repeated lines were powerful and the technique skillfully used. Bravo.

  • 15 years ago

    by Sourav

    I like the style of your writing in this poem. Not only it's fluent but also goes well with the theme. Very enjoyable!

  • 15 years ago

    by Italian Stallion

    Mike, this was a splended write full of emotion. I loved the form you chose to do as well as the flow and choice of wording. Overall a well thought out write. Keep up the great work.

    Peace, Joe

  • 15 years ago

    by cowgirlstar26

    Another hit :)

  • 15 years ago

    by Ray Smallshaw

    I think you may have hit the s instead of a c as you have a lot of some instead of come if you will pardon the pun. I think perhaps in this poem you may have rushed it,you really need to edit it again Michael as its flow is off. It stutters if you get my jist. I will come back in a couple of days and read it again then give it a score. RaY S

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