39. For an unknown grandchild

My first attempt at a villanelle. This is a nineteen-line poetic form consisting of five tercets followed by a quatrain. There are two refrains and two repeating rhymes, with the first and third line of the first tercet repeated alternately until the last stanza, which includes both repeated lines.  Having written this one it made me appreciate just how wonderful is Dylan Thomas's 'Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night'

Always be kind to your mum and your dad
Temptation will appear with each new day
Strive for a good life, try not to be bad

There will be times when you're angry and mad
Frustration may cause you to lose your way
Always be kind to your mum and your dad

Grave things may happen and you will feel sad
Grief and misfortune may cause you to stray
Strive for a good life, try not to be bad

I wish you compassion, don't be a cad
Achieve equal balance of work and play
Always be kind to your mum and your dad

I wish you a full life, one that has had
Happiness, love, with no reason to stray
Strive for a good life, try not to be bad

My grandchild, enter this world and be glad
And on this Earth a long time may you stay
Always be kind to your mum and your dad
Stive for a good life, try not to be bad.