When all are one, and one is all
as above and so below
Ooh, really makes me wonder
macrocosm before the call
microcosm of what was sown
When all are one, and one is all
must go under deep in thrall
far below tree of life’s throne
Ooh, really makes me wonder
we crawl, we walk then we fall
the wheel turns made of stone
When all are one, and one is all
mantra from large to small
sa ta na ma, it is known
Ooh, really makes me wonder
in tarot the fool might fall
hero’s journey all alone
When all are one, and one is all
Ooh, really makes me wonder
Today’s NaPoWriMo Prompt: Take a look at Kyle Dargan’s “Diaspora: A Narcolepsy Hymn.” This poem is a loose villanelle that uses song lyrics as its repeating lines (loose because it doesn’t rhyme). Your challenge is, like Dargan, to write a poem that incorporates song lyrics – ideally, incorporating them as opposing phrases or refrains. And if you’re interested in learning more about villanelles, you can find some good information at the Poetry Foundation website.
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