A Villain in a Villanelle
he was a villain in a villanelle
a doomed lover in a sonnet
he played his part , yes, he played it well
he once did a bit with Howie Mandel
he played Wallace, he played Gromit,
he was a villain in a villanelle
a costive mule for a drug cartel
‘tho he does not like to dwell upon it
he played his part, yes, he played it well
he shared an elevator once with Kristen Bell
she’s not available for comment
he was a villain in a villanelle
he had a career without parallel
no low point and no summit
he played his part, yes, he played it well
he liked a glass of zinfandel
ice cream with caramel on it
he was a villain in a villanelle
he played his part, yes, he played it well.
The challenge over at dVerse is to write a villanelle, which causes me no end of pain.
Stopdraggingthepanda 
Dreaded villanelle!!!
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Ha! Yes! Can’t escape them!
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It may have caused you pain but it causes me a mixture of amusement and admiration. Very deft!
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Thank you, Rosemary!
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Hope you’re feeling better now!
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Until the next one!
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Well, you made me snigger, though I could feel your pain especially towards the end.
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Yes the last 2 verses are always the hardest!!
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I love the villain and it seems you can have fun with the form. I’m finding pingback a pain but got to yours through it. https://navasolanature.wordpress.com/2019/04/01/daffodils-in-a-garden-for-peace/ Oh that’s mine then but it’s not funny villanelle.
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Thank you!
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A hahahahahaha
Thanks. Needed that ~
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😊
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It might have been painful, Jim, but it was well worth the effort. A pleasure to read, an adorable villain, and plenty of surreal humor with the segues.
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Thanks Steve, glad you liked it!
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very cute and fun, well written!
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Thank you!
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This was clever and fun–had me chuckling.
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Nice phrase: “villain in a villanelle”
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Thanks Frank!
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I enjoyed the wordplay and humour, Jim!
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Thanks Kim!
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I like that ice cream with caramel. This was so fun to read, smiles. Hope you enjoyed it though (not so painful as sestina, ha).
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Thanks Grace….no sestina’s for me……yet!
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A villain saddled with melancholy I think.
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Like all villains! 😋
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