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mo(u)rning dew
Morning dew softens the harshness of reality
Regrets of the past and worries of the future
Blanketing tears from the ghosts of yesterday
Sleep softly, young mage, and dream of painted skies
Awaken to the curbed imagination of boxed goals
Morning dew softens the harshness of reality
Dream vividly, angry archer, and duel every haunting demons
When the taunting realities do not disappear, envelope in
Blanketing tears from the ghosts of yesterday
Doze quickly, clever enchantress, and bewitch enemies into lovers
Knowing that boys will be boys and the insults sting
Morning dew softens the harshness of reality
Imagine expansively, brave warrior, and discover every mysteries
Ignore the familial ties that keep you ensnared to home
Blanketing tears from the ghosts of yesterday
Breathe as you live, magical beings of today
Dream as widely and believe as impossibly as your mind allows
Morning dew softens the harshness of reality
Blanketing tears from the ghosts of yesterday
This piece is a villanelle, a nineteen line poem with two repeating rhymes and two refrains.