Friday, November 5, 2010

Villanelle for Doomed Youth

Mumble Bunny has better things to do
than sit under a tree and read a book.
The boy would much rather visit the zoo.

His step-mother is a hazel-eyed shrew,

a witch who won't give him a second look.
Mumble Bunny has better things to do.

She spends her day looking for a lost shoe,

she expects he'll become a petty crook.
The boy would much rather visit the zoo.

His father simply doesn't have a clue,

a master chef who rarely wants to cook.
Mumble Bunny has better things to do.

His father's suits are of a midnight hue,

he shows his son how to throw a right hook.
The boy would much rather visit the zoo.

Mumble Bunny walks next door, the old Jew,

a rabbi, castles with the king and rook.
The boy would much rather visit the zoo.
Mumble Bunny has better things to do.

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