(_With Vexation._)
I do not like the Villanelle,
I think it somewhat of a bore--
This tinkle of a Muffin-bell!
The reason why I cannot tell;
Each day I fancy, more and more,
I do not like the Villanelle!
It makes me stamp and storm and yell,
It makes me wildly rage and roar:
This tinkle of a Muffin-bell!
I look upon it as a sell,
Its use I constantly deplore;
I do not like the Villanelle!
Poetic thoughts it must dispel,
It very often tries me sore:
This tinkle of a Muffin-bell!
For this I know, and know full well--
Let me repeat it o'er and o'er!--
I do not like the Villanelle,
This tinkle of a Muffin-bell!