We Take Our Place in the World
We take our place in the world and carry on
for even being nothing has its place
like silences that punctuate a song.
All things, and their lack, live where they belong.
Positive pictures have negative space.
We take our place in the world and carry on.
I once believed that only strength was strong
till petals lit upon my upturned face
like silences that punctuate a song
The fragance haunts my memory all night long
although the fragile bodies left no trace.
We take our place in the world and carry on.
I used to think that things were really gone
just because they’d left an empty space
like silences that punctuate a song.
Our lives are like a pencil sketch we’ve drawn
Our shadows linger on like lines erased.
We take our place in the world and carry on
like silences that punctuate a song.
# 95
Challenge accepted Tony! Here’s the villanelle!
Linda Studley 
Ha! Thanks for the wordpress link and the advice, Linda. I’ll have a look at that. Now, do I know any 12-year-old kids I can bribe…?
Ha! Well done! You have indeed picked up the gauntlet I threw down and written a villanelle! Beautifully done it is, too – I’m very impressed! Love the line ‘Like silences that punctuate a song’; in fact, love the whole poem 🙂
Thanks Tony. I’m still waiting for you to start your writing blog! 🙂
Thanks Linda, but I haven’t got a clue how to create a blog!
I use WordPress and I find it very easy to use. I added a personalized address (lindastudley.com) but the basic wordpress blog is free. Here’s a link to the features page that tells you about it http://en.wordpress.com/features/. If all else fails, get a twelve year old to set it up for you! Kids seem to be born with computer chips in their brains now a days – they take to this stuff like a duck to water! It’s as easy to post new material as it is to send an email!