Exceptional a Villanelle in mixed meter Shepherd : He Restores My Soul by w.j.debi Artwork by Linda Bickston at FanArtReview.com

He restores my soul and rescues me. I stand in awe of love beyond compare. 'Tis the grandest gift of all eternity. Though I'm alone and shunned in Galilee, a leper's lot, but still He stops to care. He restores my soul and rescues me. Five thousand hunger, yet individually He knows my name and offers bread to share. 'Tis the grandest gift of all eternity. In pain, or blind, or plagued by tragedy, He heals my wounds and lifts me from despair. He restores my soul and rescues me. When I help to drive the nails on Calvary, "Forgive them, Father, please," He pleads in prayer. 'Tis the grandest gift of all eternity. For He reaches out with love and charity, and if I look, I'll find He's always there. He restores my soul and rescues me. 'Tis the grandest gift in all eternity. ~ Recognized Author Notes Villanelle is a nineteen line poem consisting of five tercets and a final quatrain. The rhyming pattern is aba aba aba aba aba abaa. The first line of the poem is the third line of stanza two and four. The third line of the poem is also the third line in stanza three and five. The first and third line of the poem form the closing two lines in the quatrain. Thank you to Linda Bickston for the use of the artwork "The Last Supper".

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