Poems

Sestina

Words included: Archaic, Colloquialism, Trite, Jargon, and Slang.

Information on how to write one: First choose six key words that your poem will revolve around. (Use words that can be used in many ways). Next, begin composing the first stanza of 6, each line ending with one of the six key words. The end (3 lines) 1st line: will contain the first key word and second. 2nd line: third and forth key word and then 3rd line: the fifth and sixth key word.

Dost thou love the feeling of the grass

Under your fingertips, under the brightly lit moon.

Under the glowing mass of stars,

That appear to travel across the sky, running.

Next to the speeding river,

As they play out the nights song.

Once the sky turns light and there’s no more moon.

No more light of the stars.

As we sing “That was sick” in our very own song.

They see them running,

Through the wet, dewy grass.

Through the ripples of the river.

They eat their lunch by the river.

Missing the moon,

Missing the stars.

“He lay at death's door” comes out in a sad song.

Laying comfortably in the tall grass.

Watching as leafs flow through the air running.

The wind blows through the trees in its song.

They set in the grass

As they watch one last time the running

Of the stars

Reflecting in the river.

“They’re overriding the moon.”

There's no light in this crescent moon.

Not even light from the once glowing stars.

There's no water in the rivers

Leaving the brown, blotchy grass.

There's only one thing running.

As the cries sound out a new song.

Clouds hide the stars

Hiding the small moon.

The rain racing down the windowsill into the grass.

She mutters “awesome” as black rivers

Race down her eyes as she wipes to stop the tears from running.

Old endings and new beginnings create new songs.

The new fresh grass and bright full moon,
She watches the stars running across the sky
Alone by the rushing river, playing a new song tonight.