BRIAN & ANGELA

I DO LOVE TO VISIT ~ THE US of A ~ A Villanelle

 

I do love to visit the US of A

I can only manage three States a year

But most of the States seem the same today

Malls and McDonalds and six lane highway

For America past I shed a tear ~ but

I do love to visit the US of A

 

Iowa\'s slow and Texas too fast ~ so they say

And Alaska is frozen for most of the year 

But most of the States seem the same today

 

Brits go to Florida ~ sunny and gay

Arizona ~ Nevada ~ to wear cowboy gear ~ but

I do love to visit the US of A

 

New York  New York ~ where I\'ll spend all my pay

New Mexico ~ no different from the old one ~ I hear 

But most of the States seem the same today

 

Love Hawaii ~ there for a year I\'d stay

Or Michighan ~ cold in the Winter ~ I fear ~ but

I still do love the US of A

But most of the States seem the same today

 

Thanks for visiting ~ comment welcome ~ Love BRIAN

 

This poem is a classic VILLANELLE ~19 lines in a 3 3 3 3 3 4 line

Verse Pattern and an A1BA2  ABA1  ABA2  ABA1  ABA2 ABA1A2

Rhyme Pattern. Repeated lines A1 & A2 are in red for emphasis