Eve’s Grief
Harsh wind enraged remnant embers
No
“Cain, my love!” his mother cries
She bids him, “Here!”, she scrambles near.
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A Sestina is form of poetry–a restrictive form of poetry. It has six stanzas of six lines, then a three line stanza. The last words of each stanza are the tricky part. After the first stanza, the last words have been chosen. The full pattern is as follows:
- ABCDEF
- FAEBDC
- CFDABE
- ECBFAD
- DEACFB
- BDFECA
- ECA or ACE (called envol or tornada–it must also contain the other end-words, BDF, in the course of the three lines so that all six appear in the final three lines.)
Why am I not surprised you’re doing this? Always taking on the challenge!
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