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The chocolate villanelle
Cacao yields the perfect spark
for poets smothered head to toe
in decadence so rich and dark.
A biscuit might seem bland and stark,
prosaic, but the masters know:
cacao yields the perfect spark.
No errant crumb, no chance remark
will lose its way, now covered so
in decadence so rich and dark.
We know the truth, this poets’ lark
demands indulgence; apropos,
cacao yields the perfect spark.
The wait is long to make your mark,
but research (still to come) will show
cacao yields the perfect spark,
in decadence so rich and dark.
Aphasic on Jul. 23 2008 edit · delete I've long abstained from this pleasurable indulgence (chololate, as opposed to poetry, though some may find them indistinguishable - hopefully not in my case, though rumours, like euphemisms, abound ).
Neverthemoreorless, this one's not for criticism, but consumption.
[People used to die of that, I understand - I do, because this one's to die for]
Colleen on Jul. 23 2008 edit · delete I have nothing to offer to make this any better for I found it wonderfully written. You make the villanelle look so easy.
Anstey on Jul. 24 2008 edit · delete It seems to me that every poem does not need to be deep -- particularly if it's about chocolate. THis made me smile. AND it made me run down stairs for some dark chocolate.
Leanne on Jul. 24 2008 edit · delete But it IS deep, Mr Anstey, you're just too concerned with feeding your endorphins to notice 
Colleen, villanelles ARE easy once you've done as many as I have -- just ask Mlle Aphasic, this poetry game is not to be taken seriously.
Aphasic on Jul. 26 2008 edit · delete To differ or defer? That buggers the question. Moving on; poetry is a game to be taken seriously - poets are fair game, and should never be.
[Mlle Aphasic lips the trite fantastic]
Leanne on Jul. 27 2008 edit · delete Fair point, poets are not reasonable human beings. Can't be normal and still see the world sideways enough to write poetry.
Then again, I've found that human beings rarely make reasonable human beings. I think perhaps the koala comes closest of all animals to getting it right. Sleep for 23 hours a day and only wake up for sex. Then again, koalas write very bad poetry.
Laurie on Jul. 27 2008 edit · delete Leanne, This was the perfect delicious treat tonight! (and no calories either!!)
Laurie on Jul. 27 2008 edit · delete I have done a Tim Tam Slam!! Sadly, I am out of Tim Tams... not easy to find in the USA.
Leanne on Jul. 27 2008 edit · delete I will send you some. I owe Ruth a box of Australian sweeties anyway, since she's a Tim Tam virgin.
Laurie on Jul. 28 2008 edit · delete I did them with coffee... the warm liquid makes them melt deliciously in your mouth like a chocolate dream!
I imagine milk would work well too!
Leanne??
