Illumination All May Seek
In the mercado, she sells turquoise rings
Across the border from El Paso town
Yeah, old Juarez where no one knows her name
For back in Pecos, scandal did erupt
And so she fled the scene of all her tears
In the mercado, she sells turquoise rings
That dark eve on menudo they all supped
Where's sanctuary for their worst of fears ?
Yeah, old Juarez where no one knows her name
Foul demon summoned gunshots in the night
Such panic memories still haunt her mind
In the mercado, she sells turquoise rings
A dungeon or a grave holds fleeting light
Illumination all may seek to find
Yeah, old Juarez where no one knows her name
Sweet hope of harbor Mexico dear clings
Escaping far her families deep shame
In the mercado, she sells turquoise rings
Yeah, old Juarez where no one knows her name.
About this poem
I was prompted to compose this villanelle poem after a friend shared with me a tragic event.
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Written on July 20, 1992
Submitted by thekingofmorgan on May 27, 2024
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AxB cdA cdB efA efB abAB |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 790 |
Words | 150 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4 |
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