Villanelle for the Didgeridoo

Villanelle for the Didgeridoo

We all should try the didgeridoo.
With practice, I’m sure I could learn how to play.
It would make me happy. How about you?

With that honking noise, the birds all flew.
The upstairs neighbors have moved away.
We all should try the didgeridoo.

Uninvited guests are suddenly few.
Those who arrived have promised to pray.
It would make me happy. How about you?

New friends now say they love it for true.
They sit and listen with never a fray.
We all should try the didgeridoo.

With time, my musical repertoire grew.
I charmed a small dog, the neighborhood stray.
It would make me happy. How about you?

Broken, I quickly repaired it with glue.
I’d love to say more, but I cannot stay.
We all should try the didgeridoo.
It would make me happy. How about you?

This poem appeared in the 2023 edition of the Tennessee Voices Anthology published by the Poetry Society of Tennessee.