it’s good to breathe the scent of pine
the freshness of our lingering snow
brings winter romance to our time
the snow-capped mountain turns to shrine
for seeking peace, a letting go
it’s good to breathe the scent of pine
our spring begins to bloom and shine
while snow-melt and the river’s flow
bring winter romance to our time
the forest trail begins to climb
we pause to watch the mountain grow
it’s good to breathe the scent of pine
the air tastes pure, so sweet and fine
our woolly hats and ruddy glow
bring winter romance to our time
two seasons meet along fine lines
we cherish both and deeply know
it’s good to breathe the scent of pine
bring winter romance to our time
This is our second contribution to this month’s Villanelle challenge at dVerse Poets. You can read our first contribution at A Voice that Knows and our third contribution Worth Waiting For has now been published on our sister blog Tranature.
A Villanelle is a French verse form consisting of five three-line stanzas and a final quatrain, with the first and third lines of the first stanza repeating alternately in the following stanzas. These two refrain lines form the final couplet in the quatrain (the Poetry Foundation)
Below is the complete version of the Villanelle:
it’s good to breathe the scent of pine
the freshness of our lingering snow
brings winter romance to our time
the snow-capped mountain turns to shrine
for seeking peace, a letting go
it’s good to breathe the scent of pine
our spring begins to bloom and shine
while snow-melt and the river’s flow
bring winter romance to our time
the forest trail begins to climb
we pause to watch the mountain grow
it’s good to breathe the scent of pine
the air tastes pure, so sweet and fine
our woolly hats and ruddy glow
bring winter romance to our time
two seasons meet along fine lines
we cherish both and deeply know
it’s good to breathe the scent of pine
bring winter romance to our time
© Xenia Tran
The prompt at dVerse remains open if you want to participate and there are now more than seventy contributions for you to enjoy.
With love from Eivor, Pearl and Xenia xxx
Photographs by Xenia Tran, edited in lr.
Settings: f/2.8 – 1/320 s – ISO 100, f/2.8 – 1/1250 s – ISO 160, f/4.5 – 1/250 s – ISO 200, f/2.8 – 1/250 s – ISO 100, f/2.8 – 1/160 s – ISO 100, f/2.8 – 1/800 s – ISO 100 and f/4 – 1/800 s – ISO 160.
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