Tag: villanelle

The Cure for Anything

This poem (maybe a villanelle-ish?) was inspired by the following quote:

This is literally a white tile with the following quote: The cure of anything is salt water —sweat, tears, or the sea. Isak Dinesen

The cure for anything is salt water
—sweat, tears, or the sea.*
Never forget this when the times turn darker. 

This is what I tell you daughter! 
Embracing your pain is key. 
Let your tears be healing water.

Worship at the Goddesses’ altar
She will listen to your plea.
Don’t forget her when times turn darker.

Oh how I wish I’d wade through water!
Barefoot along the ice cold sea.
Flowing tears, feet in saltwater.

Oh how I wish I could be other,
than just painfully be me! 
Especially when days turn darker!  

Feel my pain dissolve some faster. 
Tears along the stormy sea. 
The cure for anything is holy water
Remember this when the times turn darker. 

And you walk weeping by the sea.

Let your Soul Unwind

Just breathe and let your soul unwind.
Granddad’s advice holds steady.
Pause is important for the mind.

It keeps the soul and body aligned
Forfeiting pause is deadly.
Just breathe and let your soul unwind.

Be gentle with yourself. Be kind.
And now just let your breath be.
Pause is important for the mind.

Body, soul, and heart entwined.
In rest you find their beauty.
Just breathe and let your soul unwind.

Let sorrow go, leave it behind.
It often weighs too heavy.
Pause is important for the mind.

Embrace yourself. Embrace your light.
And learn to love your body.
Just breathe and let your soul unwind.
Pause is important for the mind.

My first villanelle (maybe?)! Poetry helped me learn English more, and get a better handle on the intricacies of this language, but writing poems based on very particular rules is pushing me way more out of my comfort zone. 
So please let me know what works and what doesn't work. 
And how the rhymes go ...