The refrains (lines 3 and 6) do nothing for the rest of the poem, it's almost like two poems, and there is no enjambment at all. These two stanzas are a good example of how not to write a villanelle.

A course on writing poems in rhyme, meter, and inherited forms. Covers the sonnet, sestina, and villanelle, among others. Taught by Vince Gotera and Damon McLaughlin at the University of Northern Iow...

The Villanelle Verse Form by Ariadne Unst ... As with all formal poems nowadays, it is vital that the form does not "drive" your poem. If the rhyme scheme and form begin to feel forced, then the poem

"The word villanelle, or villenesque, ... Pierre Richelet and other writers on the theory of poetry designated as villanelles only those poems that conformed to Passerat's classic example.";

In the dim meadows desolate ... Dost thou remember Sicily? ... Verse > Oscar Wilde > Poems

Poems by James Schuyler; a portfolio of new work by 2009 Ruth Lilly Poetry Fellows Eric Ekstrand, Chloë Honum, Joseph Spece, Jeffrey Schultz, and Malachi Black; ... There are 24 Villanelle poems

Villanelles for Free by Nicholas Gordon ... A Villanelle for Mother's Day ... What a Puzzle Nick's Poems Are

Humorous Poems for Free by Nicholas Gordon ... A Villanelle for Mother's Day ... What a Puzzle Nick's Poems Are

French poets who called their poems "villanelle" did not follow any specific schemes, rhymes, or refrains.

Musical and sweet, the villanelle, ... Probably the best of the poems produced during this time is Dylan Thomas's reflection on the death of his father, Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night.