Villanelle Nr.10 — Work-Style

    
I like to work in a tight parameter -    
bulldozing forth I take my first bite:    
test my progress with any tachometer    
   
Pinpointing next an advanced perimeter    
pounding the form until it feels right    
I like to work in a tight parameter    
   
Starting to dig I check my barometer    
pressure is building in search of the light -    
test my progress with any photometer    
   
Time passes by on my ticking chronometer    
sweating away, engaged in a fight    
I like to work in a tight parameter    
   
Many miles travelled with clicking pedometer    
senses revealing the end is in sight -    
test my progress with any pantometer    
   
Sounding at last, my trusted vibrometer    
signals a vibe, states “nearly - not quite” …    
I like to work in a tight parameter:    
test my stress with any seismometer.