Poetically Prompted

Villanelle

a poem to write
with special rhyme
written bite by bite.

and now tonight
with a twist of lime
a poem to write

is this right
it is poem time
written bite by bite.

this is a fight
is should be a mime
a poem to write

hope of success is slight
now is the time
A written bite by bite.

did I do it right
does it even rhyme
a poem to write
written bite by bite.

Prompt ▶︎

Prompt/Week # 28

Form: Villanelle

A villanelle is a structured 19-line poem consisting of five tercets (three-line stanzas) followed by a quatrain (four-line stanza).

It features a strict rhyme scheme of ABA, with two repeating refrains
(lines 1 and 3 of the first stanza) alternating as the final lines of subsequent tercets, forming a concluding couplet.

Poem should be inspired by the prompt/image in some way
A minimum of 12 lines, no maximum
There are no form requirements
Your submission must be newly written for this week's prompt