Poems about Sestina

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Accept/Except America

All over America the blame lies with greed.
The crashing end of permanence comes with bailout action.

by MmmDamnJarita 45 lines, 1 comment, on Oct 6 6:40 PM. In Sestina, Society
Freedom's Promise

A brave young preacher said, “I have a dream”
In Lincoln's shadow was born a new change

by Skybow 45 lines, 2 comments, on Sep 17 10:20 AM. In Sestina
Dreams of flight, by kite, at night!

I want to join the precious stones, the billion points of light
All stretched across the velvet net of night

by cricketjeff 46 lines, 11 comments, on Sep 13 12:15 PM. In Weird, sestina
Final Stand

My task is set
I shall not run.

by PerVirtuous 51 lines, 11 comments, on Sep 13 11:16 AM. In Contest, sestina, Society
Reluctant Autumn

by NeonRose 49 lines, 9 comments, on Sep 3 3:47 PM. In Contest, Sestina, Life, Nature
Fifteen-A Sestina

I suppose I’d attained my full height by the time I met him
but still I had to look up to meet his eyes.

by Christinam 45 lines, on Aug 30 6:50 PM. In Sestina
Bugsy The Rabbi Wagoneer

The Kosher food was riding into the wagon
To the very edge of the sea called “Red”

by PerVirtuous 44 lines, 3 comments, on Aug 21 9:01 PM. In Other, Sestina

The Soul

by Moqui Takoda 64 lines, 2 comments, on Jul 26 10:06 PM. In Sestina
Easter Sestina 2008

Thursday. Cold under his purple drape, Jesus rests. I kneel in the stark gloom. His body is broken and I eat.

by Christinam 54 lines, on Jun 6 4:34 PM. In Sestina
The fool ( A bad sestina)

I teased and hurt a friend I am a fool I never mean to hurt a single soul

by cricketjeff 45 lines, 5 comments, on May 28 9:53 AM. In Personal, sestina
Seized By Lust and Gluttony

Summer to winter, the snowflakes are truly skin
as the world falls apart, victim to sin.

by x Emo Cheese 44 lines, on May 21 7:20 PM. In Angst, Sad, Personal, Thoughts, Love, sestina
Christmas

by Amaranthine Lover 48 lines, on Apr 23 7:02 PM. In sestina
a sestina for the cellist i saw one time

she’d watch the faint orange sunset over the sea
and hide the special stones among the tree boughs,

by hope4revolution 45 lines, 3 comments, on Apr 7 3:46 PM. In angst, contemporary, dark, life, other, pain, sad, thoughts, sestina, formal
Ignorance, Innocence And Blissfully Beautiful Eyes

Her hazel eyes pierce the cold,
The fire brings quick heat,

by SeraphicRage 44 lines, 3 comments, on Mar 17 6:55 PM. In Sestina

Pursue Your Dream

Sestina

by Amera 47 lines, 20 comments, on Dec 31 8:41 AM 2007. In Personal, Sad, Sestina
Time to Bloom

~~~

by And Hyetal 44 lines, 3 comments, on Dec 22 6:59 PM 2007. In Rose, Hope, Blooming, Sestina
What it’s like to become an android.

A voice in my ear tells me, breathe in. A voice in my ear tells me, breathe out.

by Rhaine 46 lines, on Nov 28 2:05 PM 2007. In Sci fi, android, sestina, future
The Floor of Dance

To the floor of dance She makes her way reluctantly

by Stephen77 44 lines, on Nov 27 7:47 PM 2007. In Sestina
Running

I finally left my home today.

by Stonecreek 44 lines, 1 comment, on Nov 9 7:48 PM 2007. In Sestina
Robes of Satin Sheets ~

by Arkbear 39 lines, 17 comments, on Nov 2 11:11 PM 2007. In Adult, Personal, Life, Romance, Self, Sestina, Fantasy
Sestina for the First Job

Store-bought white pants, thin-legged tight,
stiff with starchy newness; a green short-

by micol 46 lines, 6 comments, on Nov 2 6:02 PM 2007. In Sestina

Pit of My Stomach

Standing silent in the darkness
I can feel you standing next to me

by Lady-of-Twilight 44 lines, 1 comment, on Oct 30 12:27 AM 2007. In Thoughts, Sad, Dark, Angst, Sestina
An anatomy of anger

An anger in the womb of creativity,detaining my energy.
No more foolish games with myself,in front of the world.

by Nevel 49 lines, 17 comments, on Oct 27 8:34 AM 2007. In Personal, Life, Thoughts, Contest, Anger, Abuse, Sestina
Golden Lace

Sestina

by Amera 46 lines, 15 comments, on Sep 26 9:56 AM 2007. In Fantasy, sestina
Another Beautiful Lie

by Spork-- 44 lines, 10 comments, on Sep 11 6:30 PM 2007. In Dark, Other, Society, Sestina
On the Evening of Her 95th Year [Medial Sestina]

All that day long, lying still on the rollaway,
Her head against the soft pillow, not on--

by micol 45 lines, 3 comments, on Aug 12 9:33 PM 2007. In Age, Death, Sorrow, Sestina
Raven Poet

acrostic, sestina with rictameter

by Amera 47 lines, 27 comments, on Aug 9 12:06 PM 2007. In Thoughts, Sestina
straddling the line

here I mourn the death of what was / but see not the womb of the will be / and ignore the title-less now to / straddle the state line made

by cassiopeia 45 lines, on Jul 30 4:37 PM 2007. In Sestina
Love vs. Reality

Sweet syllables are tasted upon your breath / An enticing treat, it’s quite too pure / And too irresistable for my soul. / Yet, I fear that

by tricia 46 lines, 4 comments, on Jul 29 7:09 PM 2007. In Love, Spiritual, Personal, Sestina, Longing
Dime Novel Hero (sestina)

by bachelorette 51 lines, 3 comments, on Jul 12 5:44 AM 2007. In Sestina, Weird

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