Alankar (Decor)-14 Poem by Indira Renganathan

Caring, loving, as mothers all in heart(Villanelle)


The Villanelle is:
metered, primarily iambic pentameter.
written in a total of 19 lines, made up of 5 tercets
and ending with a quatrain.
L1 and L3 of the first stanza, alternate as the refrain
in the following tercets.
composed with L1 and L3 of the first tercet repeated
as the last two lines of the poem.
written with only 2 end rhymes with a rhyme scheme of
A¹bA², abA¹, abA², abA¹, abA², abA¹A².


Caring, loving, as mothers all in heart
That they are gods so said we do agree
Things do change but at times for all'fair'art

Mother..she could find a girl 'fair'so smart
For son so sweet her choice her'fair'degree
Caring, loving, as mothers all in heart

Busy preparations mounted high cost
Anxious mother shopping, spending on spree
Things do change but at times for all'fair'art

Wishing papa shouting decreed 'cut cost'
Wedding planning done rich, mamma was free
Caring, loving, as mothers all in heart

When all was well steady going so smart
Then came the news shocking 'no jamboree'
Things do change but at times for all'fair'art

Girl'fair' eloped with else, son to loose heart
Alarmed papa attacked mamma fair free
Caring, loving, as mothers all in heart
Things do change but at times for all'fair'art


Note: 'fair'- fair complexioned