The Crickets' Love Song

A Villanelle poem.

The crickets sang their haunting melody
on a quest for romantic rendezvous.
I wish you’d sing that song along with me.

I took you down a forest trail to be
alone, hoping sparks of love would ensue.
The crickets sang their haunting melody.

We built a campfire, and I made my plea,
but you resisted, as a chill wind blew.
I wish you’d sing that song along with me.

The truck got bogged down in the mud, and we
struggled together to push it on through.
The crickets sang their haunting melody.

Try and try as I might to make you see
my love for you is true, you still withdrew.
I wish you’d sing that song along with me.

Who needs riches and fame, when I could be
sharing chocolate marshmallow s’mores with you?
The crickets sang their haunting melody.
I wish you’d sing that song along with me.

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Author’s notes:

The Villanelle is a French form with a specific pattern of rhyme and repetition, as defined in the following link: http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/wip/villanelle.html

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