A Villanelle About Waiting: A Woman Waiting

A woman waiting at her window patiently,
A table with a painting hanging on the wall.
What she awaits is somewhat of a mystery.

Perhaps it is some spring flowers that she can see?
Is there a gentleman with a hat that is tall?
A woman waiting at her window patiently.

Maybe she's waiting for someone who'll come to tea,
A dear friend or family, someone great or small?
What she awaits is somewhat of a mystery.

Maybe she simply longs to be wild and free?
Locked into her world, her daydreams are her downfall?
A woman waiting at her window patiently.

Perhaps she waiting for a ship that's on the sea?
Is the one she yearns for, the captain who will call?
What she awaits is somewhat of a mystery.

Is she involved with this man romantically?
The beauty of dreams, she need not fulfill them all.
A woman waiting at her window patiently;

What she awaits is somewhat of a mystery.

A villanelle - The imagination of someone watching a woman waiting can soar.