Sestina Samples
Sestina: Here in Katmandu We have climbed the mountain. As formerly, amidst snow, It is difficult to adjust, once
down, |
Let the flowers It might be possible to live in
the valley, Meanwhile it is not easy here in
Katmandu, —Donald Justice |
Sestina September
rain falls on the house. She thinks that her equinoctial
tears It's time for tea now; but
the child on its string. Birdlike, the
almanac |
It was to be, says the
Marvel Stove. But secretly, while the grandmother Time to plant tears, says
the almanac. —Elizabeth Bishop
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A Miracle for Breakfast At six o'clock we were waiting for
coffee, The first ferry of the day had just
crossed the river. He stood for a minute alone on the
balcony Was the man crazy? What under
the sun |
I can tell what I saw next; it
was not a miracle. and galleries and marble chambers. My
crumb, We licked up the crumb and swallowed
the coffee. --Elizabeth Bishop
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