Exceptional Villanelle love poem Eternally Yours by Susanjohn Poem of the Month contest entry

I could not love you any more, sweet heaven gleams 'pon starlit eyes; caress my heart forevermore. Gone, saddened days of life before, "hosanna!" echoes in reprise; I could not love you any more. Embraced beneath a sycamore, where truthfulness bears no disguise... caress my heart forevermore. Two souls entwine -- free to explore... bright stars align with whispered sighs, I could not love you any more. Soothe blushing warmth, I do implore... for you alone guide mountain highs; caress my heart forevermore. Together, clinging spirits soar, eternal lovers' wondrous prize... I could not love you any more, caress my heart forevermore.   Recognized Author Notes The villanelle has 19 lines, split into 5 tercets (three-line stanzas) and 1 quatrain (a stanza of 4 lines). There are two repeating rhymes and two "refrains," or repeated lines. The 1st and 3rd lines alternate as the last lines of stanzas 2, 3, and 4. Verse 1: A1 b A2 Verse 2: a b A1 Verse 3: a b A2 Verse 4: a b A1 Verse 5: a b A2 Quatrain: a b A1 A2 Photo: "Courtesy of Google images"

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