A mighty knows when a spirit is crushed
And crushed it did with one little blackbird;
Temptations arose and the shadows hushed,
Surrounding the hooded until he blushed,
Sending the riddles, thus a chain he spurred:
A mighty knows when a spirit is crushed
As the cages fell against feathers flushed
Nature did try, but, ignoring her word,
Temptations arose and the shadows hushed.
With one chance of freedom, he flew so rushed,
Forgetting and telling the light of third,
A mighty knows when a spirit is crushed,
A string latched on, and against him it brushed
Cold laughter in cold hells, he neither heard
Temptations arose and the shadows hushed.
In his forlorn dreams, a red river gushed
Becoming a nothing, joining the herd;
A mighty knows when a spirit is crushed
Temptations arose and the shadows hushed.
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This is for The Villanelle Contest: Gathering ALL Writers! hosted by
 and  with numerous judges.Er… This is my first time writing in this style AND my first time entering a contest… A friend persuaded me to enter. D: Funny story. After I wrote this, I realized that I was completely missing a stanza. I believe that I went off the pattern given on the contest page, but then I was looking to make sure I did everything right and realized that I completely forgot the second stanza. Anyways, it’s fixed now. ^^ I hope I got everything correct… ><; About the poem itself – Heavily inspired by a friend of mine, or rather, parts of the person's life. I strived to write something as I got to know the person more and more. A sonnet did not cut it this time (trust me, I tried), and then I happened upon the villanelle from the contest. The result is what you see here. Though I would love to leave it up for interpretation, I realize that some things might cause some confusion. Mainly one actually. “A mighty” can be numerous things. A higher being, a guardian angel, Nature, an omnipresent source/thing, or just that foreboding feeling we get here and there. It could be one of them or it could be all of them. It could even be something I didn’t name, but I hope you get the general idea. I don’t usually explain because I love to hear the different interpretations from other people. ^^ Enjoy ^^ EDIT: The contest is over, and the results are out. And wow... I got 9th place! I was really shocked, considering this is my first contest and how many participants there were! Anyways, thank you everyone. ^-^ |
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