July 25, 2008

(7 A.M. Sestina Draft)

*poof*

9 comments:

Michael A. Wells said...

Sandra- like what you've done with this Sestina. The epigraph is wonderful and its seemingly casual entry into the poem followed by taking full control at the end is brilliant.

Valerie Loveland said...

How did you make a sestina work using "butt" as one of the line ends?

I really like this, especially the first stanza and "Emily built a prison of her skirts."

Anonymous said...

Effortless, and you included monkeys..

Sandra, it's always a joy to read your work.. I'm convinced you could write a sestina on anything.

Love the envoi, btw.

Anonymous said...

I wondered the same thing as Valerie regarding 'butt'; however, you made it work very well--I even chuckled.

Very nice Sestina--I always look for poetry in life--not in poems.

Nick said...

There should be more headbutting over poems.

No argument here, just enjoyment!

Lisa Nanette Allender said...

"You must not skirt the issue wearing skirts."
"a poem is coming through, lifting her skirt."
Fabulous. Funny. And this poem does what great poems make us do--at the end, we return to the beginning, to read the first words again!

Sandra said...

Thanks, everyone! I feel good about this one.

sam of the ten thousand things said...

Just when you thought it was safe...

You've been tagged with a meme, Sandra.

Unknown said...

missed it- darnp I was in WVA studying with Denise Duhamel

I have linked to some of your poetry on my blog BTW