Words So Pretty They’re Sure to Cast a Spell

gae polisner
2 min readApr 12, 2021

A stab at a Villanelle

Photo credit: Rick Kopstein

If I were a poet, I’d spin you a Villanelle

stare down its scheme that smacks too much of math

Offering words so pretty they’re sure to cast a spell

I type and mold but still my head can’t tell

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gae polisner

Just another writer trying to stay afloat in a sea of words. Author of several novels. Wannabe mermaid. Mother. Trying to age gracefully with no grace in sight.