Swiss Vintage

Villanelle

 

 

 

Deep-throated Bernese cowbells peeled away
the ingénue; a stir and tang devouring
the ripest Brie and ooze of cherries splayed.

Swiss-Deutsche vowels entrapped my mouth by day,
at night hip-press of continental waltzing;
deep-throated Bernese cowbells pealed away.

In aqua glare of glacial caves, we play
a flick’ring scene, new kodachrome imprinting:
the ripest Brie and ooze of cherries splayed.

Ensheathed in primary leathers, kid-bouquet,
a slalom twin-spined ride obliquely curving,
deep-throated Bernese cowbells pealed away.

Morello globes entangling tongues’ slick-sway,
behind the falls at Trummelbach cascading;
the ripest Brie and ooze of cherries splayed.

Compressing Kirsch-clear memories today
I store inflected booty, slow-fermenting:
deep-throated Bernese cowbells peeled away
the ripest Brie and ooze of cherries splayed.

Reviews

[Beth Winter]

Delicious villanelle, metaphorically rich and appetizing. Wonderful work, Becky

[.n.]

Becky whatever you may say, you write a damn good villanelle...this is fantastic! Flows so smoothly and the refrains and rhyme seem natural (not forced and perfectly placed). Bravo lady!