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Pardelle
A pardelle is a complicated form created by Billy Collins as a parody on form.
not a one note samba
not a one note samba
breathy raspy and sour
breathy raspy and sour
not one raspy note
a breathy and sour samba
it will take a while
it will take a while
piaf would laugh
piaf would laugh
it would laugh
piaf will take a while
patience with discipline
patience with discipline
no i regret nothing
no i regret nothing
i no nothing with regret
patience discipline

i will laugh a while
with a raspy discipline
it would take no patience
piaf regrets nothing
not one breathy take
and sour note samba
does piaf refer to the singer? i tried to look it up...
ReplyDeletenice word play with no, in i no nothing with regret...
this one def takes patience and discipline
as do most things...
Edith Piaf's best known song is... Non je ne regrette rien. No,I don't regret anything.Learning a wind instrument takes patience and discipline. If you watch the clip you will see how you only have to master a few notes to be part of a wind band.
ReplyDeleteThe piece they are playing is Non je ne regrette rien.!
Deleteoh those sour notes! But none here in your wonderful poem - well played! K
ReplyDeletePatience with discipline can accomplish a lot of good things. And regretting nothing is surely a peaceful place to be.
ReplyDeleteA great clip taken from a very good film and I like the way your poem illustrates it. I think it is too late for me to have this kind of patience.
ReplyDeletemy ipad didn't let me see the clip. But I enjoyed the poem. You did a great job with the challenge. Def you have nothing to regret.
ReplyDeleteOh I loved you wrote about her..favorite of mine and the form emphasizes her character.
ReplyDeleteThe concept of a sour note samba.. I would probably regret it, but for sure Piaf would not regret anything,
ReplyDeletepatience and discipline the most important keys to make life harmonious...nice write ..
ReplyDeleteThis was a lovely use of this form. You have done so very well. I loved the reference to the sour note, I've played a few of them too.
ReplyDeleteimpressively done. this flowed well. I particularly like how the last stanza came together.
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