Mountain Climbing
A Villanelle For The Vocal Social Society and the Work The Have Done
My first villanelle did not stick to the true form which was pointed out
quite rightly by John Welford .
Taking his words on board I used "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" by Dylan Thomas as a guide to produce this as a tribute to the hard work of The Vocal Social Society Team.
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Your only task is to climb the Mountain
The path is before you, the way is clear
Start to walk, Start To Climb , You will attain
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The Path Gets Hard, Your Goal Is Certain
You Move further forward , You Have No Fear
Your only task is to climb the Mountain
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Keeping Focus, You May Feel Uncertain
Pausing to rest, Feeling somewhat unclear
Start to walk, Start To Climb , You will attain
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Your heart and your mind clear foggy curtain
You know that soon your goal will be so near
Your only task is to climb the Mountain
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Snowy summit , is illumination
Renewing your hope, your goal will appear
Start to walk, Start To Climb , You will attain
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You and yours have now brought to fruition
Remember the goal you set is now here
Your only task is to climb the Mountain
Start to walk, Start To Climb , You will attain
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The song is "Theme From An Imaginary Western" composed by Jack Bruce and Pete Brown and performed by Mountain so that's the connection, and I love the beautiful image from the cover of the album "Mountain Climbing" which it comes from.
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Comments (10)
Very nice Villanelle! ❤️
The form fits the sentiment perfectly. Nicely done! 👍
Beautiful. A Great mood booster Mike! ☺️👏 I had not read before, but was directed here from Vocal Society.
I appreciate your message 💬 This Stands Perfect 👌 😉💯❤️❗
Mike, this is a wonderful poem! You did a stellar job!
Vocal has been a big mountain to climb, but a fun one. Nice villanelle.
Beautiful and inspirational poem! I hearted it...worthy of being read repeatedly, so I will.
First time reading and just ideal. The balance of guidance is just right! Great poetic form!
Read previously and left a heart. This morning loved the re-read! HUGS!
Loved your Villanelle!