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LVB (villanelle)
“Death – come when thou will
I shall meet thee bravely.”
If death is noise, then why am I to fear?
My voiceless mouth distorts the words I pray –
Let thunderous Heaven overflow my ears!
Beyond my shuttered eyes all others jeer –
Upon my noiseless mind shrill vultures prey –
If death is noise, then why am I to fear?
For muted ages I have persevered –
Beat back the headstrong current of dismay –
Let thunderous Heaven overflow my ears!
Worlds whisper gently through each murmured year –
A century as silent as a day –
If death is noise, then why am I to fear?
Around me, friends and lovers disappear –
Inside my spiral thoughts, the world grows gray –
Let thunderous Heaven overflow my ears!
Clamorous rapture, cacophony so clear –
Disharmony please steal my soul away –
If death is noise, then why am I to fear?
Since fate will lead me deafly through the years –
Then let the end advance without delay –
So death is noise, and I refuse to fear –
Let thunderous Heaven overflow my ears!
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The growth is done well, but I think yo could add a couple more stanzas to make it more detailed.
(I'll have to reexamine this poem to look for clues. OOOOHHH I feel like a P.I. ! :)
Thank you so much! It's a poem but because it's a villanelle, there's a lot of repetition, giving it the kind of refrain feeling. (Btw if you liked the style of this, read Sylvia Plath's Mad Girl's Love Song - amazing)
And there are actually two clues as to the speaker of the poem, who inspired me to write it - one is the quotation at the beginning and the second is the title - any guesses? :)
thanks for you detailed and helpful feedback!
I truly enjoyed this. Are these lyrics or a poem? It was very original and the word choice was wonderful. Part of me could grasp what you were talking about, but another part of my mind went what? The poem is a bit baffling, because you don't know who is telling it, but I think it worked well for this poem.
Your take on death was very unique, I enjoyed this, because it wasn't cliched in the slightest. I liked the length.
"Let thunderous Heaven Overflow my Ears!" is a great line and I loved it, though it got a bit repetitive after a couple of time. I understand repetitiveness though, It's a useful tool.
This was beautifully written, especially with the old English kind of accent, that added another depth but wasn't over powering the way used it.
The one thing I would have to say is that it was a bit confusing. Towards the end I was looking for an unveiling of the narrator, but none came. I didn't understand where you were coming from, yet I loved the poem anyway, that shows how good a writer you are. Nice job!