Villanelle

A villanelle is a form I tried to write after reading Elizabeth Bishop's amazing, "One Art" mine does not compare to hers, however, I kinda like it.


Had you loved me, you would not have let me fall.
In Eden, Adam slept while Eve was baited.
There was no answer to my call.

Eve’s sin was not small.
She cried out to Adam, but he hesitated.
Had you loved me, you would not have let me fall.

That serpent was up to no good at all.
As the Tempter, he believed that the fall was fated.
There was no answer to my call.

The fruit was so high and she is not tall.
I could not see the harm, Adam stated.
Had you loved me, you would not have let me fall.

The snake seemed weak, moving at a crawl
but the Lord could not be placated,
There was no answer to my call.

Eve lamented, why did you have to stall?
This is the disaster we have created,
had you loved me, you would not have let me fall.
There was no answer to my call.