new form every day... English Sestet (day 33 of 365 poems in 365 days)

2011-02-02 23:41:00

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TIME SPENT IN LOVER'S GRACE

for days we sat entranced with each other
such a lovely sweet poison that was us
accented bouts of bliss between lovers
rev'ling in skin, sweat, and pure nakedness
nothing too carnal for us to mention
nothing forbidden in our descretion


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English Sestet

This sestet evolved from the popular Sicilian one and of course was made even more popular by Shakespeare who uses this sestet rhyme scheme in his sonnets. Iambic pentameter in the prefered meter for this form. Although it is mainly used as the turn or "Volta" in a sonnet, it can be used as a stand-alone vignette, or to consruct a ballad or a tale. The pattern is thus...

x X x X x X x a
x X x X x X x b
x X x X x X x a
x X x X x X x b
x X x X x X x c
x X x X x X x c



PERSONAL NOTE ON THE PROCESS...
this is pentameter yes, iambic not so much. And more near rhymes rather than perfect rhymes. Not self criticism but more observations in how I pulled this out of my butt at 11:36pm to get my form in for the day. :-P



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