Thursday, November 16, 2017

Alsander Bardon ~ villanelle


Alsander Bardon


(villanelle)


Alsander Bardon

The meremouse flits in search of prey
Sounding out the target-rich field.
Contenders clash to gain the day.

Sable crescent joins in affray;
The wing’d bat forces him to yield.
And meremouse flits in search of prey.

Three bears cuff the bat away;
A weakness of meremouse revealed.
Contenders clash to gain the day.

A battle axe attempts to slay,
But easily the bat has wheeled.
The meremouse flits in search of prey.

A castle strong stands in his way
And forces bat at last to yield.
Contenders clash to gain the day.

The field was fierce in martial play;
The bat knocked to the battlefield.
The meremouse flit in search of prey;
Contenders clashed to gain the day.

--Mistress Philippa Llewelyn Schuyler
...weaver of words and wadmal.