When I was in high school, I took an AP English course. In our poetry section, I was introduced to the villanelle, an interesting poetic form. The poem we read was "Do not go gentle into that good night" by Dylan Thomas. It remains, to this day, my favorite poem ever.

We also were given the assignment of writing our own villanelles; everyone liked mine but I lost it ages ago, and anyway I should write a fresh one as it's NaPoWriMo, not "Show off Poems You Wrote Ages Ago Month."

So here I go, this is my attempt at writing a villanelle. Sadly, I used the same rhymes as Thomas. >.>

Dancing smoothly in the misty night

Turning gracefully on their way

Figures made of shadow and light

Drifting in and out of sight

There since faded light of day

Dancing smoothly in the misty night

They leap and twirl, a dance that's quite

Unquestionably wild and fey

Figures made of shadow and light

Stately still, all grace despite

Their haunting, fierce display

Dancing smoothly in the misty night

Heart pounding, soaring like a kite

I watch the magic scene at play

Dancing smoothly in the misty night

Figures made of shadow and light