Villainelle Poetry - Abide by Firelight

VILLAINelle

Vil·lain·elle

noun, plural

1. A villanelle style poem of nineteen-line poem with two rhymes throughout, consisting of five tercets and a quatrain, with the first and third lines of the opening tercet recurring alternately at the end of the other tercets and with both repeated at the close of the concluding quatrain.

2. A VILLAIN story in a villanelle poem.

ABIDE BY FIRELIGHT

Beneath the desert sky's expanse so wide,

A monster lurks, enticed by campfire's glow,

Its hunger, ancient, calls it to abide.

In shadows cast, where eerie tales reside,

The flickering flames enthrall with their woe,

Beneath the desert sky's expanse so wide.

Its eyes, aglow with secrets deep inside,

Unearthly presence stirs, it starts to grow,

Its hunger, ancient, calls it to abide.

The sand dunes whisper of the beast's stride,

As darkness gathers, tremors start to flow,

Beneath the desert sky's expanse so wide.

Drawn by the warmth, the fire's tempting tide,

It slithers forth, with stealth, it creeps below,

Its hunger, ancient, calls it to abide.

Campers unknowing, hearts with fear collide,

As moonlight fades, the monster's form does show,

Beneath the desert sky's expanse so wide,

Its hunger, ancient, calls it to abide.