My Reigning Demise (Paradelle)

by HOLLY ARMER   Feb 27, 2006


Crimson thoughts emerging from darkened depths
Crimson thoughts emerging from darkened depths
Reigning hatred upon my disintegrating heart
Reigning hatred upon my disintegrating heart
Darkened heart emerging disintegrating thoughts
reigning from crimson depths upon my hatred

Blooming evil behind my vacant eyes
Blooming evil behind my vacant eyes
As blackened shadows linger in the wings
As blackened shadows linger in the wings
My eyes linger behind vacant shadows
blooming in the blackened wings as evil

Harboring animosity within wicked thoughts
Harboring animosity within wicked thoughts
Crafting my demise with malicious intent
Crafting my demise with malicious intent
Crafting wicked intent with animosity
Harboring malicious thoughts within my demise

Disintegrating evil behind my vacant heart
as crimson wings linger with in malicious shadows
Wicked eyes emerging from the blackened depths
Harboring my thoughts crafting darkened animosity
Thoughts intent upon blooming hatred
within my reigning demise

*This is my first attempt at this style.

~Paradelle~

This fixed form of
poetry consists of four six-line stanzas with a repetitive pattern.

First Three Stanzas:

The first two lines as well as the third and fourth lines of the first three stanzas must be the same
(repeat). The fifth and sixth lines must contain all the words from the preceding four lines within
the stanza using them only once to form completely new lines.

Last Stanza:

The final stanza of the paradelle does not repeat like the preceding stanzas, rather the final six lines must contain every word from the first three stanzas,
and only those words, again using them only once to form completely new lines.

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  • 18 years ago

    by shobhana kumar

    Wow!!! the style and its demands seem like it will take me a lifetime to even begin to make sense of it!

    you did a terrific job - i like the way you played around with the same words to give hatred new dimensions each time!

    awesome work, Holly

    good luck and peace
    shobhana

  • 18 years ago

    by Timothy r

    Man, it just doesnt get any better than this..you rock my friend. Love, Tim

  • 18 years ago

    by Melissa

    Wow, this is fantastic! Truly an incredible poem! This style looks very difficult and you did an awesome job with it! I love it!