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A sestina is a highly structured form of poetry consisting of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy (thirty-nine lines), but there is more to a sestina. What is sestina in poetry (complete definition)?
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The now generation passes away; one enters
All the while, the Earth doth abideth forever.
The Sun comes up, the Sun goes down– Arise!
The Winds whirl South to North and then...
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Categories:
age, analogy, angel, jesus,
Form: Sestina
Bliss in permanenceIn joy we jive, since we’re alive
but happiness soon yields to pain,
so we cling to concepts of God,
that our heart may receive solace
but where lies bliss in permanence,
entwined with light of Self within?
We begin going...
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Categories:
god, joy,
Form: Sestina
ReleaseRipples intrude in silence without cause,
strange since serpentine desire spirals rest,
so in witness mode, from our heart abode,
awareness self-aware, just looking on,
flows in and out of these dream forms with ease,
relinquishing thought that’s ego begot.
Attached...
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Categories:
freedom, spiritual,
Form: Sestina
Idle musingsWe feel within, magnetic heat,
gripping us in meditation
and as rapture within us grows,
false identity falls away,
whence we reclaim our inner light,
here and now, in the waking state.
No doubt at first, fear forms yet bait
but with...
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Categories:
i am, joy, light,
Form: Sestina
There is no one hereThe seeker who seeks does not exist
but to begin with, this truth is not known,
so being accustomed to needless striving,
the earth entity begins its God search quest,
searching high and low, yet negating the light
that lies...
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Categories:
spiritual,
Form: Sestina
Colors of SpringThe last snow of winter
blown by the wind
bares the gray
of branches to the sun
pregnant with buds.
Is it spring?
Testing spring
torpid from the winter
sleepy tiny buds
hesitant of the wind
search for the sun
between stalks of gray
A flash...
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Categories:
spring,
Form: Sestina
The Son, the Cross and GloryGod the Father sent His Son, through whom we are forgiven.
Yet man, preferring darkness chose
To shun the light and from His glory driven.
Oh the crimson price from Him that flowed
To purchase man’s redemption and be...
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Categories:
bible, blessing, christian, devotion,
Form: Sestina
How To Feel When Your House Burns DownHow to Feel When Your House Burns Down
The home you are raised in is a mother tongue.
I was four when it was built, an age when innocence
turns river water and all that lives within...
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Categories:
fear, fire, longing, loss,
Form: Sestina
A Bond That Will Forever EndureOn this day of love and joy,
Two hearts become one, oh boy!
A union of two souls so pure,
A bond that will forever endure.
The groom awaits his blushing bride,
With love and admiration in his eyes,
She walks...
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Categories:
marriage, wedding,
Form: Sestina
A Fetus Is a PersonA fetus is a person, a life yet to be born,
A precious soul waiting for its turn,
To enter this world and take its place,
In the loving arms of its family and grace.
It grows and develops...
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Categories:
abortion, children,
Form: Sestina
Love Is a Gift That We Give and TakeLove, a word so simple and yet so grand
A feeling that takes hold of our hearts and hands
It sweeps us off our feet and takes us high
It fills our world with colors we can't deny
Love...
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Categories:
friendship, love, marriage, wedding,
Form: Sestina
Joined In Loves Sweet EmbraceTwo hearts beat as one,
Joined in love's sweet embrace,
Together they stand,
In this holy, sacred place.
The bride, radiant in her beauty and grace,
The groom, handsome and strong,
Filled with love and a smiling face.
Their love, like a...
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Categories:
love, marriage, wedding,
Form: Sestina
Economic SeaAmidst the world of commerce and trade
Lies the foundation of our daily brigade
Economy, the heart of our monetary system
A complex structure that we can't help but listen
It's a web of transactions and values
Where supply and...
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Categories:
business, money,
Form: Sestina
Refining ConsciousnessPeople who crave as much leaping as birds
Those who are angry and seem to be furious
And those with a vulture's appetite for wealth
Drawn ones react similarly to owls when lured
Prideful people gird themselves akin to...
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Categories:
analogy, appreciation, beauty, blessing,
Form: Sestina
UnraveledIn the depths of his mind, a guy in enigma
Wandered through the haze of his own confusion
He had lost his way, and could not find his place
He searched for answers, but only found more questions
Lost...
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Categories:
allegory, allusion, analogy,
Form: Sestina
Specific Types of Sestina Poems
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animals, family, flowers, friendship, funny, kids, life, love, music, nature, nursery, parents, school, soccer, spring, sports, war, winter
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