Nothing to See Here
A Villanelle
Oh, this earth? Nothing to see here
You had no need to come to this world
Your years of travel are wasted, I fear
~.~
You likely have a better deck, better beer
We can’t impress you with flags unfurled
Oh, this earth? Nothing to see here
~.~
There’s nothing special about a year
Were you impressed when the samaras twirled?
Your years of travel are wasted, I fear
~.~
The planet’s body has many a peer
Mountains, magnetism, even oceans pearled
Oh, this earth? Nothing to see here
~.~
There are growing things, it’s true that’s queer
We’ll grant that DNA is inheritance, whirled
Your years of travel are wasted, I fear
~.~
What you hope to find isn’t clear
Notice over what our fingers curled
Oh, this earth? Nothing to see here
Your years of travel are wasted, I fear
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Comments (3)
I love this, the repetitive language really adds to the overall impact of the piece! Great work Matthew!!
So many unexpected rhymes for "world" 😁
Great poem!!!!