Ghost Song (Villanelle)

I danced with the ghost of our love, making color from gray,

And everything was still beneath the moon.

It’s a fool's errand to worry about the fray.

Remove tooth from bone; phases to prune

Bloody jaw, deep-rooted, hard to obey

I danced with the ghost of our love, making color from gray.

Two quartz balls, Cecile's songs make me sway

Remember Captain Ahab, the white whale, and harpoon?

It’s a fool's errand to worry about the fray.

Leave the fish in the bay

Learn from the Mori Point bloom

I danced with the ghost of our love, making color from gray,

Listening to the chanson play.

Pause for laughter in the face of the sun, then resume

It’s a fool's errand to worry about the fray.

Engulfed in the razz of a tune

Set ablaze my missing plume

I'll dance with the ghost of our love, making color from gray,

It’s a fool's errand to worry about the fray.