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Sestina Style: O Wherefore Thou Is Thy Sestina Angelina?

(WORK IN PROGRESS) O ,wherefore thou ,is thy Sestina Angelina? she is not here ., thy love thy dove thou angel eyes hover...oft high above Tis thyself, a gentleman who doth wait whilst me dreams and longs to view her gracious gait I shall dwell ,tarry here in the dark I must appeal to the day ; canst read her sonnets by dark But , Joy ! Can hear the bells of her Villanelles.. me Angelina Me beauty uses classical , graceful words that match her giddy gait Me elegant ,enchanting dove I shall remain, I shall wait For thou, Sestina thy Angelina sent from above I pace the earth with a weary gait Me mind wanders ; travels to heights above longing for me heart, me dove whilst me dwells,tarries, here in the dark imagining thyself with Angelina Thy Sestina , as I , here , wait I cry, here, in the dark float in thy head above O where, O where, is thy turtle-dove? Is she, too ,in the dark , Me angel face, Angelina ? Shall I further wait? I growest more weary to wait anticipation marks thy gait Still, no sign from me Sestina,Angelina! I will pray to God above, on my knees, here, in the dark whilst I await the return of thy dove. Alas! Hark, do I hear me dainte dove? Shall I run to greet her,or patiently , here, wait ? Shall I continue in this dark ? Where is she? Didst me not hear the crick of the gait? Special Notice: Angelina not recorded here nor above! O , me , O me , O why, me Sestina Angelina ?!! O ,wherefore thou is thy Sestina Angelina; she is not here .,thy love thy dove thou angel eyes hover...oft high above; Tis thyself, a gentleman who doth wait whilst me dreams and longs to view her gracious gait; I shall dweel here in the dark . Copyright McCuen 2008

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