POEM STARTER
Write a villanelle about something that has been abandoned.
The villanelle is a type of poem characterised by its repeating lines and ABA rhyme scheme which create a lyrical effect. There are a number of other rules for a full villanelle if you wish to incorporate them.
Calypso’s Cave
When you only have a crossbow,
And you’re feeling bored,
Then I know where you should go.
This place is beneath a willow,
Beneath the floorboard,
The Place down below.
You won’t need to row,
Or strum a magic chord,
And don’t listen to Old Man Joe.
You must go with the flow,
Go where none have explored,
You must go below.
There is a large minnow,
It does not like to be ignored,
Watch it Perform.
And I hope you know,
That beneath the floorboard,
With your trusty crossbow,
You shall not leave tomorrow.
Minnow
