A villanelle is stupid, wrong, and dull
Why can't we learn more Shakespeare/Robert Frost?
This torment over I, in writing, mull
Such wretched forms the foolish poets lull
into complacency, then leave them lost
A villanelle is stupid, wrong, and dull
In writing this, I feel my talent fall
Such forms, like Arnold, leave me feeling crossed
This torment over I, in writing, mull
This piece doth set a migraine in my skull
Continuing, much ire I amassed
A villanelle is stupid, wrong, and dull
Perhaps I need espresso, double tall
To get this done, then pay the sleepless cost
This torment over I, in writing, mull
Considering its fate (the brazen bull?)
Anon, complete! This poem shall be tossed
A villanelle is stupid, wrong, and dull
This torment over I, in writing, mull
Editor's note: Yes, I am aware that Frost did in fact use the villanelle. However, I was unaware of its existence when first writing this. Besides, I was not about to change the rhyme scheme over such a minor detail.
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