Playing with Friends

Whenever he goes on stage, at late night,

saying it with lots of flair, his message,

to greet his friends in the big hall, with light

when everything has been finished, presage,

that something has been stolen from the room,

saying it with lots of flair, his message,

when suddenly the door went open, boom!

Someone fell on the floor, while his friend laughed

that something has been stolen from the room

in the middle of what had to be craft

from the artist in residence, the hall,

someone fell on the floor, while his friend laughed,

that he was invited to dance the ball

after midnight, to see his soloist

from the artist in residence, the hall

was more beautiful in his dreams, always

whenever he goes on stage, at late night —

after midnight, to see his soloist,

to greet his friends in the big hall, with light.

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This is my first attempt of writing the Italian Poetry form Terzanelle. A Terzanelle is a combination of Terza Rima and a Villanelle.

Rules of a Terzanelle:

- Lyricism of a Terza Rima

- Repetition of a Villanelle

- Powerful one-two punch

- 19 lines

- Consistent iambic meter — 10 syllables

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Explanation of the rhyme scheme

A. Whenever he goes on stage, at late night,

B. saying it with lots of flair, his message,

a. to greet his friends in the big hall, with light

b. when everything has been finished, presage,

C. that something has been stolen from the room,

B. saying it with lots of flair, his message,

c. when suddenly the door went open, boom!

D. Someone fell on the floor, while his friend laughed

C. that something has been stolen from the room

d. in the middle of what had to be craft

E. from the artist in residence, the hall,

D. someone fell on the floor, while his friend laughed,

e. that he was invited to dance the ball

F. after midnight, to see his soloist

E. from the artist in residence, the hall

f. was more beautiful in his dreams, always

A. whenever he goes on stage, at late night —

F. after midnight, to see his soloist,

a. to greet his friends in the big hall, with light.

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A. Start of the poem, thus the first sentence.

B. New sentence with a new rhyme end word.

a. New sentence, but an end rhyme word of sentence A.

b. New sentence, but an end rhyme of sentence B.

C. New sentence with a new rhyme end word.

B. Repeat the same sentence in B.

c. New sentence, but an end rhyme word of sentence C.

D. New sentence with a new rhyme end word.

C. Repeat the same sentence in C.

d. New sentence, but an end rhyme word of sentence D.

E. New sentence with a new rhyme end word.

D. Repeat the same sentence in D.

e. New sentence, but an end rhyme word of sentence E.

F. New sentence with a new rhyme end word.

E. Repeat the same sentence in E.

f. New sentence, but an end rhyme word of sentence F.

A. Repeat the same sentence in A.

F. Repeat the same sentence in F.

a. Repeat the same sentence in a.

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Prompt

What happened to you — or in your fantasy — when you were in a concert hall? Let me know your take by writing a Terzanelle.

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This poem has been published earlier on Medium:

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About the writer

Agnes Laurens is a writer. She writes for the local newspaper. Agnes lives in The Netherlands, with her husband and three daughters. You can find her on Vocal, Medium, Elephant Journal, HubPages, Music List. Writing is — aside from playing the violin — one of her passions since childhood. She is on Twitter and Instagram. You can subscribe to my mailing list, and you can subscribe to my Thoughts. Check out her books. She has an online web store, and she has a merchandise store. If you want to be informed about my online store and my merch, please follow this link.