Sestina Poems | Sestina Examples

I want (to end) it all Mutilaem K.P I am watching 3 inches off of the floor, The man outside waits at my door I know the screams from within the box Howl and call upon your order upon the rocks But I know you can hold your tongue 'till the end of the night And I know you can wait...

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He rides beneath a sky of burning light, A shadow stretching wide across the plain. His boots are weathered, his hands are stiff with dust, Yet in his eyes, the calm of open land. The cactus stands vast, hard and still— Green scars that mark the path he must make. Each choice he’s made, each trail he’s had to make Leaves dried...

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Rare and precious is my friend so loyal. He is forever faithful, always true. In this life, I owe him pure devotion. He is to me, an anchor strong and sure. All of these and more describe how loving And imperishable, this friendship eternal. A lifetime has forged our bond eternal Into a friendship that is beautifully loyal. Naturally seamless and loving Undeniably fortified...

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I am an evening of scented season, wondering if you've given me this stairway with the gold curls. Who changed her name to Stacy? Later in my throbbing red heart, you were forest green and lush apples. I have learned to pick my apples, the reddest ones no matter what season. Then you wormed your way into my heart, gnawing away the discretion...

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As we sit in anticipation watching the clock countdown Our minds racing filled with thoughts of renaissance The talk turns slowly to the making of vows And we think about sleep and the years reset After everything that edified us as we celebrate What will this year bring as we welcome the outset Filled with optimism at...

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In the symphony of love, there is a resonance, where hearts beat in harmony, finely attuned. Two souls entwined, finding completeness together; they dwell by the warm hearth. In their eyes, a promise made evermore, within their palms grasp, a treasured locket. One half holds a memory in this locket, A reminder held near his heart of her resonance, In hers, a ballad...

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Christina why do you laugh at the men with whom you make love? Do you have beliefs, any hopes? Do you cry? Do you need? Do you fear? Christina tell me all your fears Ignore the devil when he laughs Like me I know you need someone special to love I say "In the rain we all cry ...

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I looked to the trees and first saw the crow When it called out it’s voice sounded coarse He stared for a second, but then flew away And I followed on foot because I could not fly I hurried after that small speck of black Along a tiny woodsy path But I soon had to leave the path If I wanted to...

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Deanna's waiting With all the emotions of a young women cascading Now the bend in the creek Makes her knees weak And her thoughts of this man are Filling a heart set to clamour You bet her sighs matter When we met in our eyes It was love at first sight So don't let this moment end Or it's my heart that'll rend I didn't know...

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The taste lingers, A thought conveys Childhood at its best, The idea hovers The feelings engender The deeply converged experiences in my chest! I remember the fruit The sugars divine, The crusty pastry defined, The shape of the slice, The triangular trick Exquisitely, to my observation, delicately refined! Who wants a piece? Who'd like...

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In the still of the night, where shadows softly kiss, Our hearts beat in sync, beneath the silent stars. A touch so tender, as dreams entwine in secret, The world fades away, and only we are awake. Your lips on mine, a whispering promise of more, In that fragile moment, eternity seemed to start. Stars above us witnessed our hearts, igniting...

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In a dark and shadowy forest, witches dwell, Casting magic spells and brewing potions old, Their cauldrons bubble with a ghostly hue, Fiendish creatures roam the woods, bewitched, By the power of these eerie enchantresses, Who weave their sorcery through the night. The moon shines bright upon this eerie night, As the witches gather in their secret dell, With cackling laughs, they work...

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Affirmation without discipline is the beginning of delusion - Jim Rohn Without meaning, your mind may portray delusion, so some search for answers to end this illusion. Is it that simple to cleanse a life from confusion? When trials subdue the heart into seclusion, we yearn for a remedy with jasmine infusion, where the scent of truth is the ultimate...

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Those practicing Tantra urge us to celebrate, albeit in an aspect of childlike trust and surrender, whilst Buddhists lay emphasis on emptiness, essentially negating play of aversion and desire and as for fundamentalists, lost in the scriptures, lost in labyrinths of ritual, they know not magic of zen. Spontaneity of innate aliveness in mindfulness is zen, wherein empty of thought but full...

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I feel it in the hush of twilight's gentle glow, where spiritual shadows dance in whispers. An intangible force, unseen yet sincere. A magnetism from realms where ego dies. A profound vision influencing my mind. A divine devotion connecting my heart. I search for your sacred bond to heal my heart. To touch my soul in your ethereal glow. To enlighten...

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