a villanelle for Na/GloPoWriMo 2022

who will feed the birds when i’m gone
i think these things as i’ve grown gray
how will the world get along

is worrying about this wrong
i guess i’ve always been this way
who will feed the birds when i’m gone

caring for others, being strong
it’s who i am, what can i say
how will the world get along

time is fleeting, we don’t have long
to make a difference, seize the day
who will feed the birds when i’m gone

live, love, forgive when you’ve been wronged
work hard, but take some time to play
how will the world get along

i know. blah, blah, blah same old song
hard to do but easy to say
who will feed the birds when i’m gone
how will the world get along

~kat

Na/GloPoWriMo 2022 - Day 22 Prompt: write a poem that uses repetition. You can repeat a sound, a word, a phrase, or an image, or any combination of things.

For today’s challenge, a villanelle.

Here’s what a villanelle looks like:
A1-b-A2 / a-b-A1 / a-b-A2 / a-b-A1 / a-b-A2 / a-b-A1-A2
where
* 		A1 is a refrain line that is repeated throughout, sometimes with small variations
* 		A2 is another refrain line, which end-rhymes with A1
* 		a denotes lines that end-rhyme with A1 and A2
* 		b denotes a line using a (usually) different end-rhyme.
There is no set line length, though many poets choose 8–10 syllables.