Foundations: A Villanelle
The foundations stuck at bedrock stand tall.
No matter how hard the wind may blow,
not a pebble, not a boulder shall fall.
When the wind blew, down came the wall.
All the secrets, now you know.
The foundations stuck at bedrock stand tall.
This husk of rubble, once a great hall.
Do you think this great structure will regrow?
Not a pebble, not a boulder shall fall.
The forests surrounding, beasts now brawl.
Such a tragedy - how could one foreknow?
The foundations stuck at bedrock stand tall.
The chimney's blanketed with snowfall.
To go unused, abandoned, the once great chateau.
Not a pebble, not a boulder shall fall.
On this once great house comes nightfall,
but does one not wait for dayglow?
The foundations stuck at bedrock stand tall.
Not a pebble, not a boulder shall fall.