WHY DOTH THEE HAUNT THY SHIP ASTRAY?
Mine surreal and bittersweet voyage.
WHY DOTH THEE HAUNT THY SHIP ASTRAY?
Almighty storm, I pray
O'er darkness howling at thee,
Why doth thee haunt thy ship astray?
Cajoling vicious play
Mocking thee, preposterous profanities,
Almighty storm I pray
Gallery, I command thee obey
Thou shalt revolt banalities,
Why doth thee haunt thy ship astray?
Villainous hands will not betray
Shrewd theatrical brutalities,
Almighty storm I pray
Protagonist spirits decay
Bitter-sweet waves of realities,
Why doth thee haunt thy ship astray?
Ardent longing o'er lovers ballet
Deadly sins born unto thy depravities,
Almighty storm I pray
Applaud o final, sweet bouquet
Forget me not life's greatest tragedies,
Almighty storm I pray
Why doth thee haunt thy ship astray?
Villanelle ; By Leeza Cooper
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Leeza-Bridget Cooper
Poet, scribe, and conjurer of stories and film; a seeker of nostalgia, the vintage, and the fleeting wonder, shaping words and visions, holding the sacred key to worlds only a true artiste can create.
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